Charles Pelham, 8th Earl of Yarborough
Charles Pelham, 8th Earl of Yarborough (born Charles Pelham on 5 November 1963), styled Lord Worsley between 1966 and 1991 is a British peer and landowner. [1]
Background and career[]
Yarborough is the son of (1920–1991) and Florence Anne Petronel Upton (1924–2013).[2] He was educated at Eton College.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Lincolnshire for 2014–15. [3]
Marriage and family[]
Lord Yarborough married Anna-Karin Zecevic, daughter of George Zecevic, on 26 January 1990.
- Lord George John Sackville Pelham (born 9 August 1990)
- Hon. William Charles John Walter Pelham (born 28 December 1991)
- Hon. James Marcus Pelham (born 8 March 1994)
- Lady Margaret Ann Emily Pelham (born 30 January 1997)
- Hon. Edward John Herbert Pelham (born 6 March 2002)
See also[]
- Duke of Leeds (created 1694, extinct 1964)
- The Immortal Seven
- The Glorious Revolution
References[]
- ^ Eden, Richard (17 November 2013). "The Queen is to appoint aristocrat who converted to Islam as her High Sheriff". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
The Earl of Yarborough, who took the name Abdul Mateen after he became a Muslim
- ^ "Ann Countess of Yarborough".
- ^ "Lincolnshire 2014/2015". High Sheriffs Association. Archived from the original on 4 January 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- The Peerage.com - A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Yarborough
Categories:
- 1963 births
- Living people
- People educated at Eton College
- Earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Converts to Islam
- British Muslims
- High Sheriffs of Lincolnshire