British politician
The Lord Coleraine
Born (1744-08-06 ) 6 August 1744Died 11 December 1814(1814-12-11) (aged 70)England
Father Gabriel Hanger
William Hanger, 3rd Baron Coleraine (6 August 1744 – 11 December 1814), styled The Honourable William Hanger between 1762 and 1794, was a British politician.
Hanger was the second surviving son of Gabriel Hanger, 1st Baron Coleraine , by Elizabeth Bond, daughter and heiress of Richard Bond, of Hereford . He sat as Member of Parliament for East Retford between 1775 and 1778,[ 1] for Aldborough between 1778 and 1780[ 2] and for St Michael's between 1780 and 1784.[ 3] In 1794 he succeeded his elder brother John in the barony. This was an Irish peerage and did not entitle him to a seat in the English House of Lords (although it did entitle him to a seat in the Irish House of Lords .
Lord Coleraine died in December 1814, aged 70, and was succeeded in the title by his younger brother, George .
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