Lord Robert Clinton

British Liberal Party politician

Lord Robert Renebald Pelham-Clinton (15 October 1820 – 25 July 1867),[1] known as Lord Robert Clinton, was a British Liberal Party politician.

## Background

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Clinton was a younger son of Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle, and Georgiana Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Miller-Mundy. Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle and Lord Charles Pelham-Clinton were his elder brothers.

## Political career

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Clinton entered the House of Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottinghamshire North when he was elected unopposed at the 1852 general election. He was re-elected unopposed at three further general elections, until he stood down at the 1865.[2]

## Personal life

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In 1847 he volunteered his services gratuitously as an agent for the British Relief Association in Ireland.[3] Pelham-Clinton died in July 1867, aged 46.

## References

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1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
2. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 438\. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
3. ^ Kinealy, Christine (2014). "The British Relief Association and the Great Famine in Ireland". Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique. XIX-2 (2): 49–66. doi:10.4000/rfcb.230.

## External links

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* Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Robert Clinton

Parliament of the United Kingdom

Preceded by

Thomas Houldsworth
Lord Henry Bentinck

|  Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire North
1852 – 1865
With:  Lord Henry Bentinck 1852–1857
Sir Evelyn Denison 1857–1865  | Succeeded by

Sir Evelyn Denison
Lord Edward Pelham-Clinton

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