HARRINGTON. 173 IV. 1829. Jf. Charles (Stanhope), Earl of Harrington, &c, 1st s. and h., b. 8 April 17S0, at Harrington House in Craigs Court, Cbaring Cross, and bap. 11 May, at St. Martins in the fields, sti/ltd Viscount Petersham, ( :l ) 1780—1829; entered the Army (Coldstream Guards), 1795, becoming finally, 1814, Col. in the Army; was a Lord of the Bedchamber, 1812, to George III., and, 1820-29, to George IV. ; sue. to the peerage, 15 Sep. 1829. He m., 7 April 1831, at Elvaston Hall, co. Derby, Maria.C) da. o£ Samuel Foote, of Exeter, sometime Manager of the Plymouth theatre, by (— ), da. of (— ) Hannington, of Twyford, Hants. He d. s.p.m.s., 3 March 1851, aged 70, at Brighton. Will pr. May 1851. His widow d. 27 Dec. 1867, at 2 Richmond terrace, Whitehall. [Charles Stanhope, styled Viscount Petersham, only s. and h. ap., 6. 13 Dec. 1331, d. v.p. 8 April 183d] V. 1851. 5. Leicester Fitzgerald Charles (Stanhope), Earl of Harrington, &c, next surv. br. and h. male, being 3d s. of the 3d Earl. He was 6. 2 Sep. 17S4, In Dublin Barracks, and Jap. at St. Paul's, Dublin, but reg. at St- Martins in the fields, Midx. : entered the Army (1st Life Guards), 1799 ; served in the Mahratta war, 1817-18, becoming eventually, 1837, Col. in the Army; C.B., 14 Oct. 1818. Knight Com. of the Redeemer, of Greece, 30 April 1S3S ; sue. lo the peerage, 3 March 1851. He m., 23 April 1831, at St. James', Westm., Elizabeth Williams, da. and h. of William Green, of Trelawuey. in Jamaica, by Anne Hose, da. of Cossley H.u.L, of Hyde Hall, in that Island. He d. 7 Sep. 1862, aged 78, at Harrington House, in Kensington Palace Gardens. His widow living 1891. VI. 1862. 6. Seymour Sydney Hyde (Stanhope), Earl of Harrington, &c, 2d Ini t only surv. s. and h., 'j. 27 S.-p. 1815, at Ashburn- ham House, Chelsea ; styled Viscount Petersham, 1851-62 ; mat. at Oxford (Cli. Cb.), 16 Oct. 1863 ; sue. to the peerage, 7 Sep. 1862. He d. num. at Cannes in Prance, in his 21st year, 22 Feb. 1866. VII. 1860. 7. Ciiari.es "Wyndham (Stanhope), Earl of Harring- ton, &c, cousin and h. male, being 1st s. and h. of the Very Rev. the Hon. Fitzroy Henry Richard Stanhope, Dean of St. Buryan, Cornwall, by Caroline Wyndham, illcgit. da. of the Hon. Charles Wyndham, which Fitzroy was -1th s. of the 3d Tail and d. U April 1864, aged 76. He was b. 16 Aug. 1809. and sue. lo the peerage 22 Feb. 1866. He ui., 16 Feb. 1839, at Paris. Elizabeth Still, da. of Robert Lucas Pearn.u.i. (or de Pearsall), of Wartensee Castle. St. Gall in Switzer- land, formerly of Onrlshrue and of Willesbridge House, co. Gloucester, by Marie Henrietta Elizabeth, .la. of William Armtield Hobday. He J. 26 June 1881, aged 71, at Harrington House in Craigs Court afsd. His widow living 1891. VIII. 1881. 8. Charles Augustus (Stanhope), Earl of Harring- ton [1742J Viscount Petersham [1742J, and Baron Harrington [1729], 1st s. and h., b. 9 Jan. 1844, styled Viscount Petersham, 1S66-S1 ; mat. at Oxford (Ch. Cb.), 7 May 1866; sue. to the peerage, 26 June 1SS1. He m., 12 July ( a ) As a leader of the fashion (tho' a somewhat eccentric one) and one of the most intimate companions of George IV. he wag well known as Lord Petersham. The style of his equipage and liveries (snuff-coloured) was formed on the model of the old French noblesse. He was also much attached to planting and to landscape gardening ; was a great patron of the stage, 8Lo. (b) This lady, a celebrated actress, had in 1S2-5 recovered £3.000 damages for breach of promise of marriage from Mr. Hayne usually (from the colour of his coat) called "Pea Green llayne." See vol. ii, p. 107, sub " Cairn*," as to various sums recovered in sini'lar actions. See also " N. and Q.." 7th s., VB, 54, etc., for anecdotes about this lady who was for some time " under the protection " of Captain Berkeley, afterwards Lord Segrave and Earl Fitzhardinge.
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