Stanhope was born at 41 Grosvenor Square, Mayfair,[1] the eldest son of Philip Stanhope, Viscount Mahon by his wife Emily Harriet Kerrison, daughter of Gen. Sir Edward Kerrison, 1st Baronet.

He was appointed First Church Estates Commissioner in December 1878,[7] and served as Lord Lieutenant of Kent from 1890 to 1905.

Stanhope married Evelyn Pennefather, daughter of Richard Pennefather of Knockeevan, County Tipperary by his wife Lady Emily Butler, daughter of Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Glengall.

They had two children: In April 1905, Stanhope underwent major surgery for cancer in London, but died the following afternoon at his Grosvenor Square home, aged 66.

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