William Hanger, 3rd Baron Coleraine (6 August 1744 – 11 December 1814), styled The Honourable William Hanger between 1762 and 1794, was a British politician. Hanger was the second surviving son of

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, by Elizabeth Bond, daughter and heiress of Richard Bond, of

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. He sat as Member of Parliament for

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between 1775 and 1778, for Aldborough between 1778 and 1780 and for St Michael's between 1780 and 1784. In 1794 he succeeded his elder brother John in the barony. This was an

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and did not entitle him to a seat in the English

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(although it did entitle him to a seat in the

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. Lord Coleraine died in December 1814, aged 70, and was succeeded in the title by his younger brother,

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1744 births 1814 deaths Barons in the Peerage of Ireland Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for constituencies in Cornwall British MPs 1774–1780 British MPs 1780–1784 Barons Coleraine Younger sons of barons {{Ireland-baron-stub