Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, (22 May 181118 October 1864), styled Earl of Lincoln before 1851, was a British politician.
Background
Newcastle was the son of
Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (31 January 1785 – 12 January 1851) was a British nobleman and politician who played a leading part in British politics in the late 1820s and early 1830s. He was styled Lor ...
, by his wife Georgina Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Miller-Mundy. He was educated at
Eton Eton most commonly refers to Eton College, a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England.
Eton may also refer to:
Places
*Eton, Berkshire, a town in Berkshire, England
* Eton, Georgia, a town in the United States
* Éton, a commune in the Meuse dep ...
and
Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his B.A. degree in 1832, and was created a D.C.L. in 1863.
Political career
Newcastle was returned to Parliament for
South Nottinghamshire in 1832, a seat he held until 1846, and then represented
Falkirk Burghs until 1851, when he succeeded his father in the dukedom. Initially a
Tory
A Tory () is a person who holds a political philosophy known as Toryism, based on a British version of traditionalism and conservatism, which upholds the supremacy of social order as it has evolved in the English culture throughout history. The ...
, he served under
Sir Robert Peel
Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, (5 February 1788 – 2 July 1850) was a British Conservative statesman who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834–1835 and 1841–1846) simultaneously serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer ...
as
First Commissioner of Woods and Forests
The Commissioners of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues were established in the United Kingdom in 1810 by merging the former offices of Surveyor General of Woods, Forests, Parks, and Chases and Surveyor General of the Land Revenues of the Crown into ...
from 1841 to 1846 and as
Chief Secretary for Ireland in 1846, as the effects of the
Great Irish Famine began to take hold. He was admitted to the
British Privy Council
The Privy Council (PC), officially His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the sovereign of the United Kingdom. Its membership mainly comprises senior politicians who are current or former members of ei ...
in 1841, and to the
Irish Privy Council on 14 February 1846.
Newcastle joined the
Peelites in 1846, and held office in
Lord Aberdeen's coalition government as
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
The Secretary of State for War and the Colonies was a British cabinet-level position responsible for the army and the British colonies (other than India).
The Secretary was supported by an Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies.
Hi ...
between 1852 and 1854, and as
Secretary of State for War and
Secretary at War
The Secretary at War was a political position in the English and later British government, with some responsibility over the administration and organization of the Army, but not over military policy. The Secretary at War ran the War Office. Afte ...
between 12 June 1854 and 1 February 1855, when he resigned over the
Crimean War
The Crimean War, , was fought from October 1853 to February 1856 between Russia and an ultimately victorious alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, the United Kingdom and Piedmont-Sardinia.
Geopolitical causes of the war included the ...
.
From 18 June 1859 to April 1864, he served as
Secretary of State for the Colonies in
Lord Palmerston's Liberal administration. In 1860, while holding this office, he went to Canada and the United States, in company with the
Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales ( cy, Tywysog Cymru, ; la, Princeps Cambriae/Walliae) is a title traditionally given to the heir apparent to the English and later British throne. Prior to the conquest by Edward I in the 13th century, it was used by the rulers ...
. Apart from his political career he also held the honorary posts of
Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire. Since 1694, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Nottinghamshire.
*Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland 1552–1563?
*Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of R ...
from 1857 to 1864 and
Lord Warden of the Stannaries
The Lord Warden of the Stannaries (from la, stannum for Tin, Tin, Sn) used to exercise judicial and military functions in Cornwall, England, and is still the official who, upon the commission of the British monarchy, monarch or Duke of Cornwall ...
from 1862 to 1864. He was made a
Knight of the Garter
The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an order of chivalry founded by Edward III of England in 1348. It is the most senior order of knighthood in the British honours system, outranked in precedence only by the Victoria Cross and the George ...
on 17 December 1860.
Lord Lincoln was a member of the
Canterbury Association
The Canterbury Association was formed in 1848 in England by members of parliament, peers, and Anglican church leaders, to establish a colony in New Zealand. The settlement was to be called Canterbury, with its capital to be known as Christchurch ...
from 27 March 1848. Upon succeeding to the dukedom, he joined the association's management committee on 29 January 1851.
In 1849, the chief surveyor of the Canterbury Association,
Joseph Thomas, named the future town of
Lincoln
Lincoln most commonly refers to:
* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincol ...
in New Zealand after him. The
town's university was in turn also named after Lord Lincoln.
Family
Newcastle married
Lady Susan Hamilton
Lady Susan Harriet Catherine Opdebeck (; 9 June 181428 November 1889) was a Scottish aristocrat. The daughter of Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, and Susan Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton, Susan Euphemia Beckford, she at once was a star ...
(9 June 181428 November 1889), daughter of
Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, 7th Duke of Brandon KG PC FRS FSA (3 October 1767 – 18 August 1852) was a Scottish politician and art collector.
Life
Born on 3 October 1767 at St. James's Square, London, a son of Archibald H ...
, on 27 November 1832. They had five children:
*
Henry Pelham-Clinton, 6th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
Henry Pelham Alexander Pelham-Clinton, 6th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (25 January 1834 – 22 February 1879) was an English nobleman, styled Lord Clinton until 1851 and Earl of Lincoln until he inherited the dukedom in 1864.
Pelham-Clinton was ...
(25 January 183422 February 1879), who married Henrietta Adela Hope (11 April 18438 May 1913) on 11 February 1861 and had five children.
*
Lord Edward William Pelham-Clinton (11 August 18369 July 1907), who married Matilda Jane Cradock-Hartopp (died 23 October 1892) on 22 August 1865.
*
Lady Susan Charlotte Catherine Pelham-Clinton (7 April 18396 September 1875), who married
Lord Adolphus Vane-Tempest
Lord Adolphus Frederick Charles William Vane-Tempest (2 July 1825 – 11 June 1864), known until 1854 as Lord Adolphus Vane, was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was the fourth child (and second son) of Charles Vane, ...
(2 July 182511 June 1864) on 23 April 1860. She was a mistress of
Edward VII
Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910.
The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria and ...
when he was Prince of Wales.
*
Lord Arthur Pelham-Clinton
Lord Arthur Pelham-Clinton (23 June 1840 – 18 June 1870), known as Lord Arthur Clinton, was an English aristocrat and Liberal Party politician. A member of parliament (MP) for three years, he was notorious for involvement in the homosexual sca ...
(23 June 184018 June 1870) who died, possibly by suicide, after being charged in the
Boulton and Park
Thomas Ernest Boulton and Frederick William Park were two Victorian cross-dressers. In 1870, while in drag, they were arrested after leaving a London theatre. They were charged with conspiracy to commit sodomy, a crime that carried a maximum pri ...
case.
[Robert Aldrich, Garry Wotherspoon, "Who's who in gay and lesbian history: from antiquity to World War II", Routledge, 2001, , p.66]
*Lord Albert Sidney Pelham-Clinton (22 December 18451 March 1884), who married Mrs Frances Evelyn Stotherd on 17 November 1870; they were divorced in 1877.
The marriage was unhappy and the Duke and Duchess were divorced in 1850, after a considerable scandal in which the Duchess eloped with
Horatio Walpole, Lord Walpole, and had an illegitimate child by him. Newcastle died in October 1864, aged 53, and was succeeded in the dukedom by his eldest son, Henry.
His papers are now held at
.
See also
*
Clinton, British Columbia
Clinton is a village in British Columbia, Canada, located approximately northwest of Cache Creek and 30 km south of 70 Mile House.
It is considered by some to straddle the southern edge of the Cariboo country of British Columbia, althoug ...
*
Clinton, South Australia
References
Attribution:
External links
*
Biography of the 5th Duke, with links to online catalogues, from Manuscripts and Special Collections at The University of Nottingham*
*
Pictures of the Duke of Newcastle at the National Portrait Gallery*
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Newcastle, Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of
1811 births
1864 deaths
19th-century English nobility
People educated at Eton College
British Secretaries of State
005
''005'' is a 1981 arcade game by Sega. They advertised it as the first of their RasterScan Convert-a-Game series, designed so that it could be changed into another game in minutes "at a substantial savings". It is one of the first examples of a ...
Henry
Henry may refer to:
People
*Henry (given name)
* Henry (surname)
* Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry
Royalty
* Portuguese royalty
** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal
** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...
English Anglicans
Knights of the Garter
Lord-Lieutenants of Nottinghamshire
Lincoln, Henry Pelham-Clinton, Earl of
Lincoln, Henry Pelham-Clinton, Earl of
Lincoln, Henry Pelham-Clinton, Earl of
Lincoln, Henry Pelham-Clinton, Earl of
Lincoln, Henry Pelham-Clinton, Earl of
Lincoln, Henry Pelham-Clinton, Earl of
Lincoln, Henry Pelham-Clinton, Earl of
UK MPs who inherited peerages
Members of the Privy Council of Ireland
Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Henry
Henry may refer to:
People
*Henry (given name)
* Henry (surname)
* Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry
Royalty
* Portuguese royalty
** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal
** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...
Members of the Canterbury Association
Chief Secretaries for Ireland
Secretaries of State for the Colonies
Presidents of the Oxford Union