HARRINGTON

Charles Stanhope , 4 Earl of ( eld. son of 3 Earl of Harrington 1753–1829 ). b. 8 April 1780; styled Lord Petersham 1780–1829; ensign Cold stream guards 2 Dec. 1795; major Queen’s Rangers 12 Feb. 1803; lieut. col. 3 West India regiment 25 June 1807 to 13 Aug. 1812 when placed on h.p.; col. in the army 4 June 1814; a lord of the bedchamber 1812–29; succeeded as 4 Earl 5 Sep. 1829. d. Brighton 3 March 1851. G.M. xxxv , 547 (1851); I.L.N. xviii , 200 (1851). Note. —As Lord Petersham he was a distinguished leader of fashion, and originated a vestment which long retained his name the Petersham great coat. He also wore hats of a peculiar shape. When young cut out his own clothes, made his own blacking. Lord Petersham’s mixture was a favourite snuff. H. Melton’s Hints on Hats (1865) p. 39; J. Timb’s English Eccentrics, i , 56–7 (1866); J. Ashton’s Social England, ii , 308–9 (1890), 2 portraits .