Lord Charles Pelham Pelham-Clinton (3 December 1813 – 15 December 1894), known as Lord Charles Clinton, was a British
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...
politician.
Background
Clinton was a younger son of
Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle
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 ...
, and Georgiana Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Miller-Mundy.
Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle
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 Newcast ...
was his elder brother and
Lord Robert Pelham-Clinton
Lord Robert Renebald Pelham-Clinton (15 October 1820 – 25 July 1867), known as Lord Robert Clinton, was a British Liberal Party politician.
Background
Clinton was a younger son of Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle, and Georgiana Eliza ...
his younger brother.
Political career
Clinton sat as
Member of Parliament
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for
Sandwich
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between 1852 and 1857.
Family
Clinton married Elizabeth, daughter of William Grant, in 1848. They had several children. He died in December 1894, aged 81. His wife survived him by five years and died in November 1899.
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1813 births
1894 deaths
Younger sons of dukes
Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1852–1857
Charles
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Place of birth missing