George Pelham (bishop)
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George Pelham was the third (and youngest) son of Thomas Pelham, 1st Earl of Chichester and his wife Anne Frankland.
He was educated at Westminster and Clare College, Cambridge, graduating in 1787.[1] He also served from 1815 to 1827 as Clerk of the Closet.[2]
His monument, by Edward Hodges Baily, stands on Buckden.[3]
Family
He married Mary Rycroft, daughter of Sir Richard Rycroft, 1st Baronet and Penelope Stonehewer. they had no children.[4]
References
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