| Authorised form of name | Mahon; Charles (1753 - 1816); 3rd Earl Stanhope |
| Dates | 1753 - 1816 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Date of birth | 03 August 1753 |
| Place of death | Chevening, Kent |
| Date of death | 15 December 1816 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
The family vault at Chevening church, Kent |
| Activity | Education:
Eton; Geneva
Career:
Officer, Swiss militia; MP for High Wycombe
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 19/11/1772 |
| Relationships | Viscount Mahon (1763-1768); succeeded as 3rd Earl Stanhope (1768); married Hester, daughter of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (FRS 1743) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
F M Beatty, 'The Scientific Work of the Third Earl Stanhope' in NR 1954-55 vol 11 pp 202-221 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/7382080 |
| Code | NA687 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| CB/2/96 | Copy of a letter from Charles Blagden to Lord Stanhope | 12 December 1787 |
| L&P/7/54 | Paper, 'Method of securing buildings against fire' by Charles Mahon | 1778 |
| L&P/9/31 | Paper, 'Remarks on Mr Brydone's account of a remarkable thunderstorm' by Charles Stanhope | 1787 |
| AP/7/16/1 | Manuscript, 'On spherical motion' by [Charles Wildbore] | [1787] |
| AP/7/16/2 | Diagrams, angles of spherical motion by [Charles Wildbore] | [1787] |
| AP/7/29 | Unpublished letter, regarding Wildbore's paper from Cha [Charles Wildbore] to the Earl of Stanhope [Charles Mahon] | 24 April 1789 |
| AP/7/31 | Unpublished letter, regarding Charles Wildbore's paper from Stanhope [Charles Mahon] to Sir Joseph Banks | 27 April 1789 |
| AP/7/16 | Paper, 'On spherical motion' by [Charles Wildbore] | [1787] |
| AP/9/27/1 | Unpublished manuscript, 'An account of an electrical increaser' from Henry Upington to George Pearson | 24 February 1817 |
| AP/9/27 | Unpublished letter, 'An account of an electrical increaser' from Henry Upington to George Pearson | 24 February 1817 |