Dudley Pelham
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Captain
The Honourable
Dudley Worsley Anderson-Pelham (20 April 1812 – 13 April 1851), was a British naval commander and Whig politician.
, by his wife Henrietta Anne Maria Charlotte, daughter of the Honourable John Simpson and Henrietta Worsley. Charles Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough
, was his elder brother.
in the Royal Navy
. He was returned to parliament as one of two representatives for Boston
at a by-election in 1849,
a seat he held until his early death in April 1851, aged 38.
Captain (naval)
Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The NATO rank code is OF-5, equivalent to an army full colonel....
The Honourable
The Honourable
The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
Dudley Worsley Anderson-Pelham (20 April 1812 – 13 April 1851), was a British naval commander and Whig politician.
Background
Anderson-Pelham was a younger son of Charles Anderson-Pelham, 1st Earl of YarboroughCharles Anderson-Pelham, 1st Earl of Yarborough
Charles Anderson-Pelham, 1st Earl of Yarborough , styled Hon. Charles Anderson-Pelham from 1794 to 1823, was the founder of the Royal Yacht Squadron...
, by his wife Henrietta Anne Maria Charlotte, daughter of the Honourable John Simpson and Henrietta Worsley. Charles Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough
Charles Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough
Charles Anderson Worsley Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough was a British nobleman who succeeded to the Earldom of Yarborough in 1846....
, was his elder brother.
Career
Anderson-Pelham was a CaptainCaptain (naval)
Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The NATO rank code is OF-5, equivalent to an army full colonel....
in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
. He was returned to parliament as one of two representatives for Boston
Boston (UK Parliament constituency)
Boston was a parliamentary borough in Lincolnshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1547 until 1885, and then one member from 1885 until 1918, when the constituency was abolished.-History:...
at a by-election in 1849,
a seat he held until his early death in April 1851, aged 38.