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Thomas Pelham MP (1698 - 1737)

Thomas "Turk" Pelham MP
Born in Lewes, Sussex, Englandmap
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Husband of — married 5 Feb 1725 (to 9 Oct 1733) [location unknown]
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Died at age 39 in Stanmer, Sussex, Englandmap
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Biography

Thomas was born about 1700. He was the son of Henry Pelham and Frances Byne (d. 1704). He passed away in 1737.

From the Wikipedia article:

Thomas Pelham (c. 1705 – 21 December 1737) was a British politician.

The third son of Henry Pelham, he was apprenticed at a young age to John Lethieullier, a Turkey merchant in Constantinople, from which he got the name of "Turk" Pelham. On 5 February 1725, he married the merchant's stepdaughter, Annetta Bridges, by whom he had one son and one daughter:

He inherited Stanmer Park on the death of his brother Henry [1]

Thomas Pelham, 1st Earl of Chichester (1728–1805)

Henrietta Pelham, married George Nevill, 1st Earl of Abergavenny

Shortly thereafter, he succeeded his elder brother Henry to the family estates. While he declined his cousin, the Duke of Newcastle's proposal to nominate him for Lewes immediately upon his brother's death, he was brought in at the 1727 election by the Newcastle interest.

Newcastle was not satisfied with Thomas, although he was a government supporter, complaining of his drunkenness and "imprudent and extravagant" talk at Lewes when in his cups. He died in 1737 of the effects of alcoholism[2][3].

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Sources

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Pelham_(of_Stanmer)
  2. Sedgwick, Romney (1970). The House of Commons 1715-1754 2. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 333.
  3. Wikipedia: Thomas Pelham of Stanmer
  • Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900

Thomas Pelham College CORPUS CHRISTI Died Dec. 21, 1737 More Information Adm. at CORPUS CHRISTI, 1722. Of Sussex. ‘S. of Thomas, of Lewes, Esq.’ Brother of Henry (1746) (according to Masters). Perhaps 3rd s. of Henry, clerk of the Pells and grandson of Sir John (1640). M.P. for Lewes, 1727-37. Died Dec. 21, 1737. Buried at Stanmer. Father of Thomas (1745) and perhaps brother of John (1712). (Masters; G.E.C.; G. Mag.)

  • England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906

Thomas Pelham Gender Male Christening Age 0 Birth Date 3 Feb 1698 Christening Date 4 Feb 1698 Christening Place Lewes, Sussex, England Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Map 11337 Father Henry Pelham Mother Frances Pelham

  • England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Thomas Gender Male Birth Date 03 Feb 1698 Baptism Date 04 Feb 1698 Baptism Place Saint Michael, Lewes, Sussex, England Father Henry Pelham Mother Frances FHL Film Number 1067236

  • UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

Thomas Pelham Death Date Dec 1737 Cemetery Stanmer Churchyard Burial or Cremation Place Stanmer, Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority, East Sussex, England Has Bio? N Father Henry Pelham Spouse Annetta Pelham Children Thomas Pelham URL https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148669108





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