Charles Joseph Leicester Stanhope, 10th Earl of Harrington MC, DL (9 October 1887 – 16 November 1929), was a British captain and peer. He was the son of

Dudley Stanhope, 9th Earl of Harrington Dudley Henry Eden Stanhope, 9th Earl of Harrington (13 January 1859 – 13 November 1928), was a British peer. He was the son of Charles Stanhope, 7th Earl of Harrington, and Elizabeth Still de Pearsall. He succeeded in the earldom on the death ...

, and Kathleen Wood. He succeeded in the earldom on the death of his father on 13 November 1928. Harrington was a captain in the

15th Hussars The 15th The King's Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army. First raised in 1759, it saw service over two centuries, including the First World War, before being amalgamated with the 19th Royal Hussars into the 15th/19th The King's Roya ...

, Reserve of Officers and was awarded the Military Cross. He also served as a Deputy Lieutenant of Derbyshire.

Family

Harrington married Margaret Trelawney Seaton, daughter of Major H. H. D. Seaton, on 23 April 1919. They had two children: *Charles Stanhope (19 January 1921 – 23 January 1921) * William Henry Leicester Stanhope, 11th Earl of Harrington (24 August 1922 – 12 April 2009) Lord Harrington died on 16 November 1929 at age 42.

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* 1887 births 1929 deaths 10 Recipients of the Military Cross Deputy Lieutenants of Derbyshire British Army personnel of World War I 15th The King's Hussars officers

Charles Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*k ...

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