no image
Privacy Level: Open (White)

Henry Pelham MP (1661 - 1721)

Henry "Clerk of the Pells" Pelham MP
Born in Laughton, Sussex, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 18 Dec 1683 (to 14 Apr 1704) in All Saints, Lewes, Sussex, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 60 [location unknown]
Problems/Questions Profile manager: Thomas Heath private message [send private message]
Profile last modified | Created 6 May 2015
This page has been accessed 952 times.

Biography

Henry was born in 1661. He was the son of Sir john Pelham and Lucy Sidney.

1673-1678 attended Eton.

14 Feb. 1679 matriculated Christ Church College, Oxford.

18 Dec. 1683 married Frances Byne.

In 1690 Henry entered Parliament as a Whig politician. MP for Seaford 1690-1695. MP for Lewes 1695-1700; 1701-1702.

Appointed Clerk of the Pells 1698-1721 (died in office). This appointment was thanks to the influence of his brother Thomas Pelham who had been appointed a lord of the Exchequer in 1697.

The Clerk of the Pells was an officer of the Exchequer who was responsible for entering all the monies issued by Treasury on the issues roll or pell[1].

After the death of his father in 1703 Henry and his elder brother Thomas fell out over a dispute as to how their father's estate was to be divided. They did not settle their differences until 1708.

He passed away in 1721. [2]

This profile is a collaborative work-in-progress. Can you contribute information or sources?

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Pell Office
  2. The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715, ed. D. Hayton, E. Cruickshanks, S. Handley, 2002

See also:





Is Henry your ancestor? Please don't go away!
 star icon Login to collaborate or comment, or
 star icon contact private message the profile manager, or
 star icon ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com

DNA
No known carriers of Henry's DNA have taken a DNA test.

Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.



Comments

Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.