Charles Pelham, 4th Earl of Yarborough
| The Right Honourable The Earl of Yarborough KG PC | |
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"Brocklesby". The Earl of Yarborough as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, January 1896. | |
| Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms | |
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In office 11 August 1890 – 11 August 1892 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Rosslyn |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Vernon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 June 1859 |
| Died | 12 July 1936 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party |
Liberal Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Marcia Lane-Fox |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Charles Alfred Worsley Pelham, 4th Earl of Yarborough KG PC (11 June 1859 – 12 July 1936), styled Lord Worsley until 1875, was a British peer and politician. He served as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms under Lord Salisbury between 1890 and 1892.
Background and education
Pelham was the eldest son of Charles Anderson-Pelham, 3rd Earl of Yarborough, and his wife, Lady Victoria Alexandrina Hare, daughter of William Hare, 2nd Earl of Listowel. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.[1] He originally used the surname Anderson-Pelham, but assumed by Royal licence the surname of Pelham only in 1905.[2]
Political career
When Yarborough inherited his father's titles in 1875, he took up his seat in the Lords as a Liberal but later became a Conservative over Irish Home Rule. In 1890 he was admitted to the Privy Council[3] and made Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms under Lord Salisbury,[4] a post he held until 1892.[5]
Lord Yarborough was Honorary Colonel of the Lincolnshire Yeomanry. During the Second Anglo-Boer War a new regiment was formed as the Lincolnshire Imperial Yeomanry, of which Yarborough was appointed Lieutenant-colonel in June 1901[6]
In 1921 he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire, which he remained until his death in 1936. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1935. Other appointments he held until his death were: Provincial Grand Master of Lincolnshire (Freemasons) from 1895 and Master of the Fox Hounds of Brocklesby from 1880.
Family
Lord Yarborough married the Honourable Marcia Lane-Fox, daughter and co-heir of Sackville Lane-Fox, 12th Baron Conyers, on 5 August 1886. They had four sons:
- Charles Pelham, Lord Worsley (1887–1914).
- Sackville Pelham, 5th Earl of Yarborough (1888–1948).
- Hon. D'Arcy Francis (b.& d. 1892).
- Marcus Herbert Pelham, 6th Earl of Yarborough (1893–1966).
Lord Yarborough died in July 1936, aged 77, and was succeeded by his second but eldest surviving son, Sackville.
References
- ↑ "Yarlborough, Earl of (Charles Alfred Worsley Pelham) (YRBH878EO)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27855. p. 7706. 17 November 1905.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26109. p. 6455. 25 November 1890.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26078. p. 4377. 12 August 1890.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26321. p. 4958. 30 August 1892.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27330. p. 4476. 5 July 1901.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Earl of Rosslyn |
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms 1890–1892 |
Succeeded by The Lord Vernon |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Earl Brownlow |
Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire 1921–1936 |
Succeeded by The Lord Brownlow |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Charles Anderson-Pelham |
Earl of Yarborough 1875–1936 |
Succeeded by Sackville Pelham |