Lord Robert Pelham-Clinton
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Lord Robert Renebald Pelham-Clinton (15 October 1820 – 25 July 1867), was a British Liberal Party
politician.
were his elder brothers.
(MP) for Nottinghamshire North
when he was elected unopposed at the 1852 general election
. He was re-elected unopposed at three further general elections, until he stood down at the 1865
.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
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 and Lord Charles Pelham-ClintonLord Charles Pelham-Clinton
Lord Charles Pelham Pelham-Clinton , was a British Conservative politician.-Background:Pelham-Clinton was a younger son of Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle, and Georgiana Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Miller-Mundy...
were his elder brothers.
Political career
Pelham-Clinton entered the House of Commons as Member of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Nottinghamshire North
North Nottinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)
North Nottinghamshire, formally the "Northern Division of Nottinghamshire" was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
when he was elected unopposed at the 1852 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1852
The July 1852 United Kingdom general election was a watershed election in the formation of the modern political parties of Britain. Following 1852, the Tory/Conservative party became, more completely, the party of the rural aristocracy, while the Whig/Liberal party became the party of the rising...
. He was re-elected unopposed at three further general elections, until he stood down at the 1865
United Kingdom general election, 1865
The 1865 United Kingdom general election saw the Liberals, led by Lord Palmerston, increase their large majority over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives to more than 80. The Whig Party changed its name to the Liberal Party between the previous election and this one.Palmerston died later in the same...
.