Pelham family

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The Pelham family was a prominent British aristocratic dynasty influential in 18th-century politics, producing leading Whig statesmen and holders of high office.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British aristocratic family
political dynasty
associatedWithMonarch George II of Great Britain
George III of Great Britain
associatedWithPlace Lincolnshire
Nottinghamshire
Sussex
coatOfArms Pelham family coat of arms
country Kingdom of Great Britain
ethnicGroup English
hasFamilyName Pelham
hasNotableMember Charles Pelham, 1st Baron Yarborough
Henry Pelham
Henry Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham
Thomas Pelham, 1st Earl of Chichester
Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester
Thomas Pelham-Clinton, 3rd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
linked to: Duke of Newcastle
hasTitle Baron Pelham
Baron Yarborough
Duke of Newcastle
Earl of Chichester
heldOffice First Lord of the Treasury
Lord Chamberlain
Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire
Lord Lieutenant of Sussex
Lord Privy Seal
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Secretary of State for the Northern Department
Secretary of State for the Southern Department
influentialPeriod 18th century
involvedIn patronage politics in 18th-century Britain
language English
nobleRank peerage of England
peerage of Great Britain
notableFor influence in 18th-century British politics
politicalAlignment Whig
linked to: British Whig Party
politicalBase Whig Party (Great Britain)
linked to: British Whig Party
produced leading Whig statesmen
producedPrimeMinister Henry Pelham
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
linked to: Duke of Newcastle
region England
relatedFamily Chichester earls
linked to: Earl of Chichester

Clinton family (Dukes of Newcastle-under-Lyne)
Yarborough family
socialClass aristocracy

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Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle aristocraticFamily Pelham family
subject linked to: Duke of Newcastle
Earl of Lincoln nobleFamilyInvolved Pelham-Clinton family
linked to: Pelham family
Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne associatedFamily Pelham-Clinton family
linked to: Pelham family
Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne heldBy Pelham-Clinton family
linked to: Pelham family
Laughton, Sussex associatedWithFamily Pelham family
Pelham-Holles associatedWithFamily Pelham family
Pelham hasNotableFamily Pelham family
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle nobleFamily Pelham family
subject linked to: Thomas
Baron Clinton associatedWithNobleHouse House of Pelham-Clinton
linked to: Pelham family
Earl of Chichester associatedWith Pelham family
Earl of Chichester associatedPoliticalFamily Pelham political family
linked to: Pelham family
Earl of Chichester nobleFamily Pelham family
Yarborough family connectedTo Pelham family
Yarborough family linkedNobleHouse Pelham family
Baron Yarborough associatedFamily Pelham family
Baron Yarborough titleLineage Pelham family of Brocklesby Park
linked to: Pelham family
Dukes of Newcastle nobleFamily Pelham family
Brocklesby Park, Lincolnshire ownedBy Pelham family