Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington

The Earl of Harrington
The Earl of Harrington
3rd Earl of Harrington
	Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington by Joshua Reynolds c.1782
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 (aged 76); Brighton, East Sussex, England
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)	Jane Fleming (m. 1778; died 1824)
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.