Henry Cressett Pelham
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Henry Cressett Pelham was a British politician, known as Henry Pelham until 1792.
The third surviving son of Thomas Pelham, he was educated at Corpus Christi College
, and became a fellow of Peterhouse
in 1751.
In the same year, he was returned for Bramber
as a Government supporter. He was returned for Tiverton
instead in the 1754 election
, but in 1758, was replaced by Sir Edward Hussey-Montagu
after being appointed a Commissioner of Customs. He married Jane, the daughter of Nicholas Hardinge
, on 1 September 1767.
Pelham succeeded his brother John in the Catsfield and Crowhurst estates in 1786 and left his Customs post in 1788. He adopted the additional surname of Cressett in 1792 after inheriting from his niece Miss Cressett, and died in early 1803. He was buried at Cound
on January 8, 1803.
The third surviving son of Thomas Pelham, he was educated at Corpus Christi College
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It is notable as the only college founded by Cambridge townspeople: it was established in 1352 by the Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary...
, and became a fellow of Peterhouse
Peterhouse, Cambridge
Peterhouse is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the oldest college of the University, having been founded in 1284 by Hugo de Balsham, Bishop of Ely...
in 1751.
In the same year, he was returned for Bramber
Bramber (UK Parliament constituency)
Bramber was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, one of the most notorious of all the rotten boroughs. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1295, and again from 1472 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:The borough consisted of...
as a Government supporter. He was returned for Tiverton
Tiverton (UK Parliament constituency)
Tiverton was a constituency located in east Devon, formerly represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Enfranchised as a parliamentary borough in 1615 and first represented in 1621, it elected two Members of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
instead in the 1754 election
British general election, 1754
The British general election, 1754 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 11th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707....
, but in 1758, was replaced by Sir Edward Hussey-Montagu
Edward Hussey-Montagu, 1st Earl of Beaulieu
Edward Hussey-Montagu, 1st Earl Beaulieu, KB was a British peer and politician.Born Edward Hussey, he was the son of Irish parents, James Hussey and Catherine née Parsons...
after being appointed a Commissioner of Customs. He married Jane, the daughter of Nicholas Hardinge
Nicholas Hardinge
Nicholas Hardinge was an English civil servant, clerk to the House of Commons from 1731 to 1752 and then Secretary to the Treasury, and a Member of Parliament known also as a neo-Latin poet.-Life:...
, on 1 September 1767.
Pelham succeeded his brother John in the Catsfield and Crowhurst estates in 1786 and left his Customs post in 1788. He adopted the additional surname of Cressett in 1792 after inheriting from his niece Miss Cressett, and died in early 1803. He was buried at Cound
Cound
Cound is a village and civil parish on the west bank of the River Severn in the English county of Shropshire, 6.7 miles south east of the county town Shrewsbury...
on January 8, 1803.