Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope

The Right Honourable The Earl Stanhope FRS
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 (1816-12-16) (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.