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Lord Robert Renebald Pelham-Clinton (15 October 1820 – 25 July 1867),[1] known as Lord Robert Clinton, was a British Liberal Party politician.
Background
[edit]Clinton was a younger son of Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle, and Georgiana Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Miller-Mundy. Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle and Lord Charles Pelham-Clinton were his elder brothers.
Political career
[edit]Clinton entered the House of Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottinghamshire North when he was elected unopposed at the 1852 general election. He was re-elected unopposed at three further general elections, until he stood down at the 1865.[2]
Personal life
[edit]In 1847 he volunteered his services gratuitously as an agent for the British Relief Association in Ireland.[3] Pelham-Clinton died in July 1867, aged 46.
References
[edit]- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 438. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ↑ Kinealy, Christine (2014). "The British Relief Association and the Great Famine in Ireland". Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique. XIX-2 (2): 49–66. doi:10.4000/rfcb.230.
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