Thomas Pelham PC (1756 - 1826)

Born 28 Apr 1756 in Spring Gardens, London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Henrietta Juliana (Osborne) Pelham — married 16 Jul 1801 (to 4 Jul 1826) in Lambeth Palace, Lambeth, London, England

Descendants

Died 4 Jul 1826 at age 70 in Stratton Street, London, England

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Biography

Thomas Pelham was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Thomas was born in 1756. He was the son of Thomas Pelham and Anne Frankland.

From the records of Cambridge University:

Pelham, the Hon. Thomas.

Adm. nobleman at CLARE, Nov. 28, 1773. [Eldest s. of Baron Thomas (1745), afterwards 1st Earl of Chichester (and Ann, dau. of F. M. Frankland).] B. [Apr. 28, 1756], in London.

[School, Westminster.] Matric. Michs. 1773; M.A. 1775.

M.P. for Sussex, 1780-1801; for Carrick (Irish Parliament) 1783-90; for Clogher, 1795-7; for Armagh, 1798-9; for Naas, 1798-1800.

Surveyor-General of the Ordnance, 1782-3. Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieut. of Ireland, 1783-4. Capt., Sussex Militia, 1778; Lieut.-Col., 1794.

P.C. (Ireland), 1783; P.C. (England), 1795.

Irish Secretary, 1795-8. Summoned to the House of Peers, 1801, on his father's elevation to an Earldom.

Commissioner of the Board of Control, 1801. Home Secretary, 1801-3. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1803-4.

Succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Chichester, Jan. 8, 1805.

Joint Postmaster-General, 1807-23; Postmaster-General, 1823-6. Assistant Lord Carver at the Coronation of King George IV, July 19, 1821.

F.R.S., 1800.

One of the Committee to impeach Warren Hastings, 1781.

Married, July 16, 1801, Lady Mary Henrietta Juliana (Osborne), dau. of Francis Godolphin, 5th Duke of Leeds.

Died July 4, 1826.

Father of Henry T. (1822); brother of George (1784). (Record of Old Westminsters; Return of M.P.s; G.E.C.; D.N.B.; W. R. Williams, MSS.)^[1][2].

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Sources

1. ↑ University of Cambridge Alumni Database
2. ↑ www.thepeerage.com - Thomas Pelham

• Wikipedia entry for Thomas Pelham
• Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

Thomas Pelham Earl of Chichester Birth Date 28 Apr 1756 Birth Place Spring Gardens, London Death Date 8 Jul 1826 Father Thomas Pelham

• England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Thomas Pelham Gender Male Birth Date 28 Apr 1756 Baptism Date 26 May 1756 Baptism Place Stanmer,Sussex,England Father Thomas Pelham Mother Ann FHL Film Number 1067294