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Sir Nicholas Pelham (1650? – 8 November 1739) was a British politician.
The third son of Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet (but the first by Thomas' third wife Margaret), Pelham was educated at Christ Church, Oxford.
Pelham was knighted on 20 April 1661, and served in several post-Restoration Parliaments for Seaford and Sussex, and then in Lewes from 1702 to 1705. He married Jane Huxley, daughter of James Huxley of Dornford, by whom he had two sons and one daughter:
- Thomas Pelham (1678?–c.1760)
- James Pelham (c.1683–1761)
- Margaret Pelham, married Sir William Ashburnham, 2nd Baronet
In 1726, his great-nephew, the Duke of Newcastle, brought him back into Parliament at Lewes, at the by-election that ensued after the death of another of Nicholas' great-nephews, Henry Pelham; Henry's brother Thomas had declined to take the seat until after he returned from Constantinople. However, Thomas was again in England by the next general election in 1727, and Sir Nicholas stood down in his favor. Sir Nicholas died at an advanced age in 1739.
References
- Sedgwick, Romney (1970). The House of Commons 1715-1754. 2. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 333.
Parliament of England Preceded by
Sir William Thomas
Robert MorleyMember of Parliament for Seaford
with Sir William Thomas
1671–1679Succeeded by
Sir William Thomas
Herbert StapleyPreceded by
Sir John Pelham
John LewknorMember of Parliament for Sussex
with Sir John Pelham
1679–1681Succeeded by
Sir William Thomas
Sir John FaggPreceded by
Edward Selwyn
Sir William ThomasMember of Parliament for Seaford
with William Campion
1689–1690Succeeded by
William Campion
Henry PelhamPreceded by
Thomas Pelham
Richard PayneMember of Parliament for Lewes
with Richard Payne
1702–1705Succeeded by
Richard Payne
Thomas PelhamParliament of Great Britain Preceded by
Thomas Pelham
Henry PelhamMember of Parliament for Lewes
with Thomas Pelham
1726–1727Succeeded by
Thomas Pelham
Thomas PelhamCategories:- 1650s births
- 1739 deaths
- Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
- British MPs 1722–1727
- Knights Bachelor
- Members of the pre-1707 Parliament of England
- Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
- Whig (British political party) MPs
- Younger sons of baronets
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