He was educated atEton. General Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Harrington GCH PC PC (Ire) (17 March 1753 – 5 September 1829). Stanhope wascommissioned into theColdstream Guards in 1769. styledViscount Petersham until 1779, was aBritish Army officer and politician who sat in theHouse of Commons between 1774 and 1779 when he succeeded to thepeerage asEarl of Harrington.
