Hans Sloane (MP)

Hans Sloane (14 November 1739 – 1827), later called Hans Sloane-Stanley, was a politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1768 and 1806.

Hans Sloane
Born	14 November 1739 South Stoneham, Hampshire, U.K.
Died	1827
Education	Newcome's School
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
Occupation	Politician
Spouse(s)	Sarah Fuller
Children	5 sons (including William Sloane-Stanley), 2 daughters
Relatives	Sir Hans Sloane (paternal great-great-uncle) John 'Mad Jack' Fuller (cousin)

Early life

Hans Sloane was born on 14 November 1739 at South Stoneham, Hampshire. He was educated at Newcome's School,[1] Trinity College, Cambridge and the Inner Temple.[2] He was the great-nephew of noted physician and collector Sir Hans Sloane, Bart., and first cousin of John 'Mad Jack' Fuller, who was also a Member of Parliament for Southampton in 1780. Another relative was Hans Stanley, grandson of Sir Hans Sloane, who guided his early career.

Career

Stanley was influential in the Isle of Wight, and found Sloane a parliamentary seat there, having him elected as Member of Parliament for Newport (Isle of Wight) in 1768. From 1770 to 1782, he was also Stanley's deputy as Cofferer of the Household.

Sloane was later also MP for Southampton from 1780 to 1784, Christchurch from 1788 to 1796 and Lostwithiel, Cornwall, from 1796 to 1802, and a junior Lord of Trade from 1780 to 1782 (when he lost office with the fall of Lord North's government).

Personal life

On 24 June 1772, Sloane married Sarah Fuller, the daughter of Stephen Fuller and Elizabeth Noakes. They had five sons and two daughters. On the death of Hans Stanley in 1780, Sloane had inherited his estate of Paultons near Romsey, subject to the life interest of Stanley's two sisters, and in recognition of this he adopted the additional surname of Stanley in 1821.

Death and legacy

Sloane died in 1827. There is a memorial to Sarah in South Stoneham church.[3]

References

1. historyofparliamentonline.org, Sloane, Hans (1739–1827), of South Stoneham, Hants.
2. "Sloane (or Sloane-Stanley), Hans (SLN757H)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
3. Coles, R.J. (1981). Southampton's Historic Buildings. City of Southampton Society. p. 14.

• Lewis Namier & John Brooke, The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1754–1790 (London: HMSO, 1964)
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by William Rawlinson Earle Thomas Dummer	Member of Parliament for Newport (Isle of Wight) 1768–1780 With: John Eames 1768–73 Hon. John St John 1773–74 Sir Richard Worsley 1774–80	Succeeded by Sir Richard Worsley Hon. John St John
Preceded by John Fleming John Fuller	Member of Parliament for Southampton 1780–1784 With: John Fuller	Succeeded by John Fleming James Amyatt
Preceded by James Harris John Frederick	Member of Parliament for Christchurch 1788–1796 With: John Frederick 1788–1790 George Rose 1790–1796	Succeeded by George Rose William Stewart Rose
Preceded by George Smith Reginald Pole-Carew	Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel 1796–1800 With: William Drummond	Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain	Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel 1801–1806 With: William Drummond 1801–1802 William Dickinson 1802–1806	Succeeded by William Dickinson The Viscount Lismore