Charles Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough

Charles Anderson Worsley Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough (12 April 1809 – 7 January 1862) was a British nobleman who succeeded to the Earldom of Yarborough in 1846.

Before his accession, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newtown 1830–1831, Lincolnshire 1831–1832 and North Lincolnshire 1835–1846.

Lord Yarborough gave his name to a hand of cards dealt in contract bridge that has no card higher than a nine (see Yarborough). The probability of getting a Yarborough is ${\frac {\binom {32}{13}}{\binom {52}{13}}}$ which is ${\frac {347,373,600}{635,013,559,600}}$ or about ${\frac {1}{1828}}$ .^[1] The Earl offered £1,000 to anyone who achieved a "Yarborough" – on condition they paid him £1 each time they did not succeed!^[2]

References

↑ http://www.physicsforums.com/archive/index.php/t-199138.html
↑ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE4DD1038F93BA25752C0A961948260&sec=&spon=&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink New York Times: BRIDGE; BETTING WITH THE ODDS By ALAN TRUSCOTT, 18 January 1987

[1] http://www.rpbridge.net/7z77.htm

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Yarborough

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Hudson Gurney Charles Compton Cavendish	Member of Parliament for Newtown 1830–1831 With: Hudson Gurney	Succeeded by Hudson Gurney Sir William Horne
Preceded by Charles Chaplin Sir William Amcotts-Ingilby, Bt	Member of Parliament for Lincolnshire 1831–1832 With: Sir William Amcotts-Ingilby, Bt	Constituency abolished
New constituency	Member of Parliament for North Lincolnshire 1832–1847 With: Sir William Amcotts-Ingilby, Bt 1832–1835 Thomas George Corbett 1835–1837 Robert Adam Christopher 1837–1847	Succeeded by Robert Adam Christopher Sir Montague Cholmeley, Bt
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl Brownlow	Vice-Admiral of Lincolnshire 1853–1862	Vacant
Preceded by Marquess of Granby	Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire 1857–1862	Succeeded by The Lord Aveland
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Charles Anderson-Pelham	Earl of Yarborough 1846–1862	Succeeded by Charles Anderson-Pelham

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