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Charles Stanhope, 8th Earl of Harrington, was born in County Dublin, Ireland on 9 January 1844. He became a successful polo player, invented papier-mâché goal posts, and led the Polo Pony Society before dying at Elvaston Castle in 1917.

Why this person is known: British peer and polo player

Birthplace: Dublin

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