Sir John Thomas Stanley, 6th Baronet

Sir John Thomas Stanley, 6th Baronet FRSE FSA (26 March 1735 – 29 November 1807) was an 18/19th century British landowner and amateur scientist.

Life

He was born at Alderley Park on 26 March 1735, the eldest son of Sir Edward Stanley, 5th Baronet and his wife, Mary Ward. He succeeded to the baronetcy in August 1755 following the death of his father.

He served in the Royal Court as Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to King George III.^{[citation needed]}

In 1789, he made a celebrated voyage to the Faroe Islands and Iceland with James Wright, Isaac Benners and John Baine, including the climbing of Mount Hekla.^[1]

In 1789, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers for the latter were Andrew Dalzell, Adam Smith, and James Hutton.^[2]

He died on 29 November 1807.

Family

In 1763, he married Margaret Owen, daughter of Hugh Owen of Penrhos.^[3]

He was father to John Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley of Alderley and Bishop Edward Stanley. His daughter, Margaretta Louisa Ann Stanley married General Sir Baldwin Leighton 6th Baronet.

He was grandfather to Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, Dean of Westminster Abbey.^[4] He was also great-grandfather to Henry John Adeane, British barrister and MP.

Portrait

He was portrayed in his youth by Philip Mercier.^[5] The suit he was wearing on this portrait can be seen in the Gallery of English costume, Platt Hall, Manchester. The suit is mentioned and explained in the book 18th Century embroidery techniques by Gail Marsh.

References

1. Wawn, Andrew (1981). "John Thomas Stanley and Iceland: The Sense and Sensibility of an Eighteenth-Century Explorer". Scandinavian Studies. 53 (1): 52–76. JSTOR 40918075.
2. Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
3. "STANLEY family, of Penrhos, Anglesey | Dictionary of Welsh Biography".
4. "STANLEY family, of Penrhos, Anglesey | Dictionary of Welsh Biography".
5. "Portrait of Sir John Thomas Stanley, 6th Bart. of Alderley, 1754". Artnet.

Baronetage of England
Preceded by Edward Stanley	Baronet (of Alderley Hall) 1755–1807	Succeeded by John Stanley