Henry Pelham-Clinton, Earl of Lincoln
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Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, Earl of Lincoln (5 November 1750 – 18 October 1778) was a short-lived British
politician, the second son of the 2nd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
.
Lincoln became heir to his father on the death of his elder brother in 1752. He was educated at Eton
and was elected as Tory
MP
for Aldborough
in 1772 and for Nottinghamshire
in 1774. On 21 May 1775, he married Lady Frances Seymour-Conway (4 December 1751 – 11 November 1820), a daughter of the 1st Marquess of Hertford
, and they had two children:
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politician, the second son of the 2nd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
Henry Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
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Lincoln became heir to his father on the death of his elder brother in 1752. He was educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and was elected as Tory
Tory
Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada...
MP
Member of Parliament
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for Aldborough
Aldborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Aldborough was a parliamentary borough located in the West Riding of Yorkshire, abolished in the Great Reform Act of 1832. Aldborough returned two Members of Parliament from 1558 until 1832....
in 1772 and for Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Nottinghamshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
in 1774. On 21 May 1775, he married Lady Frances Seymour-Conway (4 December 1751 – 11 November 1820), a daughter of the 1st Marquess of Hertford
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford KG, PC, PC was a British courtier and politician.He was born in Chelsea, London the son of Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Lord Conway and Charlotte Shorter and died in Surrey, England...
, and they had two children:
- Lady Catherine Pelham-Clinton (6 April 1776 – 18 May 1804), who married the 3rd Earl of RadnorWilliam Pleydell-Bouverie, 3rd Earl of RadnorWilliam Pleydell-Bouverie, 3rd Earl of Radnor , styled Viscount Folkestone until 1828, was the son of Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor and Hon. Anne Duncombe....
on 2 October 1800 and had issue. - Henry Pelham-Clinton, Earl of Lincoln (23 December 1777 – 23 September 1779)
Titles from birth to death
- The Hon. Henry Pelham-Clinton (1750–1752)
- Lord Clinton (1752–1768)
- Earl of Lincoln (1768–1772)
- Earl of Lincoln, MP (1772–1778)