Charles Douglas-Compton, 3rd Marquess of Northampton, DL (26 May 1816 – 3 March 1877),[1] styled Earl Compton from birth until 1851, was a British peer.
[2] In 1831, a year after the death of his mother, he assumed the additional surname Douglas by sign manual.
[5] In 1850, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law from the University of Oxford.
[4] Douglas-Compton inherited Compton Wynyates in Warwickshire and in 1867 he assigned Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt to restore it.
[4] Their marriage was childless and Douglas-Compton was succeeded in his titles by his younger brother William.