Dudley Pelham

British naval commander and Whig politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Captain Dudley Worsley Anderson-Pelham (20 April 1812 – 13 April 1851) was a Royal Navy officer and Whig politician.

Born20 April 1812
Died13 April 1851(1851-04-13) (aged 38)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Navy
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Dudley Pelham
Born20 April 1812
Died13 April 1851(1851-04-13) (aged 38)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Navy
Service years1825–1851
RankCaptain
CommandsHMS Wasp
Conflicts
Spouse
Madalena Sinclair
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(m. 1839)​
Member of Parliament
for Boston
In office
1849–1851
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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.[1]

Career

Anderson-Pelham was a captain in the Royal Navy.[1] He was returned to parliament as one of two representatives for Boston at a by-election in 1849,[2] a seat he held until his early death in April 1851, aged 38.[3]

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.[1]

See also

  • O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "Pelham, Dudley Worsley Anderson" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary . John Murray – via Wikisource.

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