William Godwin's Diary

Stanhope, Charles (third earl of Harrington)

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 4 times, and was a venue (V) 0 times.

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1789

4  November  1789

1790

14  July  1790

1794

15  April  1794

1799

28  June  1799

  • Name: Stanhope, Charles (third earl of Harrington)
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 3  August  1753
  • Death Date: 15  September  1829
  • Occupation: politician
  • Occupation: inventor

Godwin sees him at public dinners. Also called Lord 'Citizen' Stanhope (St Clair). In a 1790 dinner on the first anniversary of Bastille Day, Godwin notes being told:
'We are particularly fortunate in having you among us; it is having the best cause countenanced by the man, by whom we most wished to see it supported.'
Marshall identifies the Stannhope present as the Whig leader Charles Stanhope, third earl of Harrington.
In addition to the three dinners, there are two entries to E Stanhope: one at Nicholson's (a chemist, an area in which Stanhope was keenly interested) on 28 June 1799; and one at the theatre on 29 May 1811. It is possible that these are Stanhope, but since there is evidence that Stanhope was not an enthusiast for the theatre the latter entry has been left uncoded.

  • DNB.
  • St Clair, p. 377.
  • Marshall.

This table lists the people this person is most frequently noted with in the diary.

Name Number of Meetings
Horne Tooke, John 2
Beaufoy, Henry Hanbury 1
Zenobio, Count Alvise 1
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley 1
O'Bryen, Dennis (O'Brien) 1
Hollis, Thomas Brand 1
Geddes, Dr Alexander 1
Lindsey, Theophilus 1
Price, Richard 1
Paradise, John 1