Charles Anderson Worsley Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough (12 April 1809 – 7 January 1862) was a British

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 nobleman who succeeded to the Earldom of Yarborough

Earl of Yarborough

Earl of Yarborough is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1837 for Charles Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Baron Yarborough. The Anderson-Pelham family descends from Francis Anderson of Manby, Lincolnshire. He married Mary, daughter of Charles Pelham of Brocklesby, Lincolnshire...

 in 1846.

Before his accession, he was the Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Newtown

Newtown (UK Parliament constituency)

Newtown was a parliamentary borough located in Newtown on the Isle of Wight, which was represented in the House of Commons of England then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...

 1830–1831, Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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 1831–1832 and North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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 1835–1846.

Lord Yarborough gave his name to a hand of cards dealt in contract bridge

Contract bridge

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 that has no card higher than a nine (see Yarborough). The probability of getting a Yarborough is which is or about . The Earl offered £1,000 to anyone who achieved a "Yarborough" – on condition they paid him £1 each time they did not succeed!