Charles Stanhope, 8th Earl of Harrington
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Charles Augustus Stanhope, 8th Earl of Harrington (9 January 1844 – 5 February 1917), known as Viscount Petersham from 1866 to 1881, was a British
peer and successful polo
player.
while in the Earl of Chester's Yeomanry. In 1885 he played at the back in the Gloucesterhshire team that won the County Cup. Harrington won the Hurlingham Champion Cup in 1892 with Sussex County
and the Rugby Open Cup with Cheshire
. His rotund figure and flowing beard were a memorable image on British polo grounds and an obvious choice for caricature in Vanity Fair. Harrington was the inventor of the papier-mâché goal posts and was President of the County Polo Association and the first President of the Polo Pony Society and was responsible for the establishment of the Polo Pony Stud book.
He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of Derbyshire. He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King Edward VII between 1907 and 1910.
Lord Harrington married the Hon. Eva Elizabeth Carrington, daughter of Robert Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington, in 1869. He died in February 1917, aged 73, and was succeeded in his titles by his younger brother Dudley
. Lady Harrington died in 1919.
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peer and successful polo
Polo
Polo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Sometimes called, "The Sport of Kings", it was highly popularized by the British. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team's goal using a...
player.
Biography
Harrington was the son of Charles Stanhope, 7th Earl of Harrington and Elizabeth Still de Pearsall. He learned polo in MaltaMalta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
while in the Earl of Chester's Yeomanry. In 1885 he played at the back in the Gloucesterhshire team that won the County Cup. Harrington won the Hurlingham Champion Cup in 1892 with Sussex County
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
and the Rugby Open Cup with Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
. His rotund figure and flowing beard were a memorable image on British polo grounds and an obvious choice for caricature in Vanity Fair. Harrington was the inventor of the papier-mâché goal posts and was President of the County Polo Association and the first President of the Polo Pony Society and was responsible for the establishment of the Polo Pony Stud book.
He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of Derbyshire. He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King Edward VII between 1907 and 1910.
Lord Harrington married the Hon. Eva Elizabeth Carrington, daughter of Robert Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington, in 1869. He died in February 1917, aged 73, and was succeeded in his titles by his younger brother Dudley
Dudley Stanhope, 9th Earl of Harrington
Dudley Henry Eden Stanhope, 9th Earl of Harrington was a British peer.He was the son of Charles Wyndham Stanhope, 7th Earl of Harrington and Elizabeth Still de Pearsall....
. Lady Harrington died in 1919.