The Earl Stanhope | |
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![]() Portrait of Earl Stanhope by John Opie | |
Member of Parliament for Wycombe with Robert Waller | |
In office 18 October 1780 – 1786 | |
Preceded by | Thomas FitzMaurice |
Succeeded by | Earl Wycombe |
Personal details | |
Born | 3 August 1753 |
Died | 15 December 1816 | (aged 63)
Political party | Whig |
Spouse(s) | Lady Hester Pitt Louisa Grenville |
Children | 6 |
Parent(s) | Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl Stanhope Grizel Hamilton |
Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope, aka Charles Mahon, 3rd Earl Stanhope, FRS (3 August 1753 – 15 December 1816),[1] was a British statesman, inventor, and scientist. He was the father of Lady Hester Stanhope and brother-in-law of William Pitt the Younger. He is sometimes confused with an exact contemporary of his, Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington.