Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope

The Earl Stanhope
Portrait of Earl Stanhope by John Opie
Member of Parliament for Wycombe
with Robert Waller
In office
18 October 1780 – 1786
Preceded byThomas FitzMaurice
Succeeded byEarl Wycombe
Personal details
Born3 August 1753
Died15 December 1816 (1816-12-16) (aged 63)
Political partyWhig
Spouse(s)Lady Hester Pitt
Louisa Grenville
Children6
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.

  1. ^ The Register of Births & Baptisms in the Parish of St James within the Liberty of Westminster Vol. IV. 1741-1760. 29 August 1753.