Henry (Clinton) Pelham-Clinton (1720 - 1794)

Born 16 Apr 1720 in London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Pelham) Clinton — married 16 Oct 1744 in London, Middlesex, England

Descendants

Died 22 Feb 1794 at age 73 in Westminster, England

Henry Clinton was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

Henry Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme was born on 16 April 1720 with the name Henry Clinton at birth. He was the son of Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln and Hon. Lucy Pelham. He married Catherine Pelham, daughter of Rt. Hon. Henry Pelham and Lady Catherine Manners, on 3 October 1744.

He succeeded his brother George as 9th Earl of Lincoln on 30 April 1730. HIs wife's uncle was created 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme with a special remainder to Henry, whom he succeeded as 2nd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme on 17 November 1768. On 1 December 1768 his surname was legally changed to Pelham-Clinton by Royal Licence.^[1]

Children of Henry Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme and Catherine Pelham

1. Lord John Pelham-Clinton d. 1781
2. George Clinton, Lord Clinton b. 26 Nov 1745, d. 19 Aug 1752
3. Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, Earl of Lincoln+1 b. 5 Nov 1750, d. 18 Oct 1778
4. Thomas Pelham-Clinton, 3rd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme b. 1 Jul 1752, d. 18 May 1795

Sources

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p2805.htm#i28045

1. ↑ Techncially, Pelham was an additional surname and the convention is to write both names with a hyphen separating them. Apparently his surviving children also had their names changed at this time, they should have the LNAB Clinton.