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(1816-12-15) (aged 63)
PartyWhig
Spouse(s)Lady Hester Pitt
Louisa Grenville
Children6
Parent(s)Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl Stanhope
Grizel Hamilton
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Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope, aka Charles Mahon, 3rd Earl Stanhope, FRS (3 August 1753 – 15 December 1816), 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.