Lord Charles Pelham Pelham-Clinton (3 December 1813-15 December 1894), was a British Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

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 politician.

Background

Pelham-Clinton was a younger son of Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle, and Georgiana Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Miller-Mundy. Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle was his elder brother and Lord Robert Pelham-Clinton his younger brother.

Political career

Pelham-Clinton sat as Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Sandwich

Sandwich (UK Parliament constituency)

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 between 1852 and 1857.

Family

Pelham-Clinton married Elizabeth, daughter of William Grant, in 1848. They had several children. He died in December 1894, aged 81. His wife survived him by five years and died in November 1899.

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