Sir John Pelham, 3rd Baronet
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Born1623
Died8 January 1703 (aged 79)
Resting placeAll Saints Church, Laughton
Sir John Pelham, 3rd Baronet | |
|---|---|
| Deputy lieutenant Sussex | |
| In office 1660–1703 | |
| Member of Parliament for Sussex | |
| In office 1654-1679 – 1689-1695 | |
| Member of Parliament for Hastings | |
| In office October 1645 – December 1648 (excluded in Pride's Purge | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1623 |
| Died | 8 January 1703 (aged 79) |
| Resting place | All Saints Church, Laughton |
| Party | Whig |
| Spouse | Lady Lucy Sydney (1647-1685) |
| Children | Elizabeth; Lucy; Thomas (1653–1712); John; Henry (c.1661–1721) |
| Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Landowner and politician |
Sir John Pelham, 3rd Baronet (1623–1703) was an English landowner and Member of Parliament who sat in the Commons between 1645 and 1698.
John Pelham was born in 1623, eldest son of Sir Thomas Pelham, 2nd Baronet, and his wife Mary Wilbraham, daughter of Sir Roger Wilbraham, the Solicitor General for Ireland.[1]
In January 1647, he married Lady Lucy Sydney, daughter of Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester and his wife Lady Dorothy Percy.[1] They had three sons and three daughters:
- Dorothy Pelham, died at two days old (15 December 1648 - 17 December 1648)[2]
- Elizabeth Pelham, married Edward Montagu
- Lucy Pelham, married Gervase Pierrepont, 1st Baron Pierrepont
- Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham (1653–1712)
- John Pelham, died unmarried
- Henry Pelham (c.1661–1721)
He was succeeded by his son Thomas who was created Baron Pelham in 1706.
