Charles Alfred Worsley (Anderson-Pelham) Pelham KG PC (1859 - 1936)

Charles Alfred Worsley "4th Earl of Yarborough" Pelham KG PC formerly Anderson-Pelham

Born 11 Jun 1859 [location unknown]

Ancestors

Son of Charles Anderson-Pelham and Victoria Alexandrina (Hare) Richardson

Brother of John Beresford Cyril Richardson [half]

Husband of Marcia Amelia Mary (Lane-Fox) Pelham — married 5 Aug 1886 [location unknown]

Descendants

Father of Charles Sackville Pelham, Sackville George Pelham and Marcus Herbert Pelham

Died 12 Jul 1936 at age 77 [location unknown]

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Biography

Styled Lord Worsley until 1875, he was a British peer and politician. He served as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms under Lord Salisbury between 1890 and 1892. 4th Earl of Yarborough. He assumed by Royal licence the surname of Pelham only in 1905. In 1921 he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire, which he remained until his death in 1936. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1935. Other appointments he held until his death were: Provincial Grand Master of Lincolnshire (Freemasons) from 1895 and Master of the Fox Hounds of Brocklesby from 1880. Lord Yarborough married the Honourable Marcia Lane-Fox, daughter and co-heir of Sackville Lane-Fox, 12th Baron Conyers, on 5 August 1886. They had four sons: 1. Charles Pelham, Lord Worsley (1887–1914). 2. Sackville Pelham, 5th Earl of Yarborough (1888–1948). 3. Hon. D'Arcy Francis (b.& d. 1892). 4. Marcus Herbert Pelham, 6th Earl of Yarborough (1893–1966).