Charles Anderson-Pelham, 1st Baron Yarborough
Charles Anderson-Pelham, 1st Baron Yarborough (3 February 1749 – 22 September 1823) was a British politician.
Anderson-Pelham was born Charles Anderson in Broughton, Lincolnshire, the son of Francis Anderson and his wife Eleanor (née Carter). His father died in 1758 and in 1763, he succeeded to the estates of his great-uncle Charles Pelham and assumed the additional surname of Pelham.[1] In 1768 his mother remarried to Robert Vyner of Gautby, Lincolnshire, who was an MP.
Anderson-Pelham was elected to the House of Commons for Beverley in 1768, a seat he held until 1774, and then represented Lincolnshire until 1794. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as Baron Yarborough, of Yarborough in the County of Lincoln. He was appointed High Sheriff of Lincolnshire for 1771.[1] The same year, he commissioned a marble statue of Mars from John Bacon, which he exhibited in his residence.[2]
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1777.[3]
Lord Yarborough died in Brocklesby, Lincolnshire, on 22 September 1823, aged 74. He had married Sophie, daughter of George Aufrere, in 1770, who died in 1786. He was succeeded in the barony by his son Charles, who was created Earl of Yarborough in 1837.
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Notes[]
- ^ a b "ANDERSON PELHAM, Charles (1749–1823), of Brocklesby, Lincs". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ Smith, Nollekens &c., Vol. II, p. 156.
- ^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 27 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
References[]
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,[page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
- Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
- Anderson-Pelham family tree
- 1749 births
- 1823 deaths
- People from Lincolnshire
- Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
- British MPs 1768–1774
- British MPs 1774–1780
- British MPs 1780–1784
- British MPs 1784–1790
- British MPs 1790–1796
- Barons in the Peerage of Great Britain
- Peers of Great Britain created by George III
- Fellows of the Royal Society
- High Sheriffs of Lincolnshire