The Earl of Harrington | |
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3rd Earl of Harrington | |
![]() Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington | |
Tenure | 1779–1829 |
Predecessor | William Stanhope |
Successor | Charles Stanhope |
Other titles | Viscount Petersham Baron Harrington Knight Grand Cross, Royal Guelphic Order |
Born | Charles Stanhope 17 March 1753 |
Died | 5 September 1829 Brighton, East Sussex, England | (aged 76)
Buried | Elvaston, Derbyshire |
Nationality | British |
Residence | Elvaston Castle |
Wars and battles | American Revolutionary War |
Offices | Colonel of the 1st Regiment of Life Guards Commander-in-Chief, Ireland Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle Member of Parliament for Thetford (1774) Member of Parliament for Westminster (1776–1779) Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Member of the Privy Council of Ireland |
Spouse(s) | |
Parents | William Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Harrington Lady Caroline FitzRoy |
Occupation | Peer, soldier |
General Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington GCH PC PC (Ire) (17 March 1753 – 5 September 1829), styled Viscount Petersham until 1779, was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1779 when he succeeded to the peerage as Earl of Harrington.