Walter John Pelham, 4th Earl of Chichester (22 September 1838 – 28 May 1902), styled as Lord Pelham from 1838 to 1886, was a British
Liberal
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politician.
Pelham was the eldest son of
Henry Pelham, 3rd Earl of Chichester
Henry Thomas Pelham, 3rd Earl of Chichester DL (25 August 1804 – 15 March 1886), styled Lord Pelham until 1826, was an English peer.
Background and education
Pelham was born on Stratton Street, Piccadilly, the son of Thomas Pelham, 2nd Ea ...
, and his wife Lady Mary Brudenell, daughter of
Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan
Robert Brudenell, 6th Earl of Cardigan (25 April 1760 – 14 August 1837) was an English peer and Member of Parliament.
Early life
Robert Brudenell was born in Westminster, the posthumous son and heir of Colonel the Hon. Robert Brudenell and h ...
. He was educated at
Harrow and
Trinity College, Cambridge
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, where he took his degree in 1859. In 1865 he was elected to the
House of Commons for
Lewes
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, a seat he held until 1874. He also served as Alderman for East Sussex,
deputy lieutenant of
Sussex
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and of
Kent
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, and succeeding his father, as President of
Brighton College.
Lord Chichester married, in 1861, Elizabeth Mary Bligh, only daughter of the Hon.
Sir John Duncan Bligh. They had no children. He died at his residence
Stanmer House
Stanmer House is a Grade I listed mansion set in Stanmer Park west of the village of Falmer and north-east of the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England.
The house stands close to Stanmer village and Church, within Stanmer Park. Cons ...
on 28 May 1902, aged 63,
and is buried in
Stanmer churchyard. He was succeeded in his titles by his younger brother
Reverend Francis Pelham. Lady Chichester died in December 1911, aged 74.
References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
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1838 births
1902 deaths
People educated at Harrow School
Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
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Deputy Lieutenants of Sussex
Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1865–1868
UK MPs 1868–1874
UK MPs who inherited peerages
People associated with the University of Brighton
Walter
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