About Dudley Pelham
Lived 1812 – 1851 (aged 38). Dudley Pelham was a British politician and naval officer.
Captain Dudley Worsley Anderson-Pelham (20 April 1812 – 13 April 1851) was a Royal Navy officer and Whig politician.
Background Dudley Worsley Anderson-Pelham was a younger son of Charles Anderson-Pelham, 1st Earl of Yarborough, by his wife Henrietta Anne Maria Charlotte, daughter of John Simpson and Henrietta Worsley. Charles Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough, was his elder brother.
Career Anderson-Pelham was a captain in the Royal Navy. a seat he held until his early death in April 1851, aged 38.
Family Anderson-Pelham married Madalina, second daughter of Admiral Sir John Gordon Sinclair of Murkle, 8th Baronet, and sister and co-heiress of Sir Robert Charles Sinclair of Murkle, 9th Baronet, in 1839.
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Who was Dudley Pelham?
British Member of Parliament (1812-1851)
When was Dudley Pelham born?
Dudley Pelham was born on 20 April 1812.
When did Dudley Pelham die?
Dudley Pelham died on 13 April 1851.
What was Dudley Pelham's occupation?
Dudley Pelham was a politician and naval officer.
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Dudley Pelham was British.
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