503 Edward Pelham-Clinton

Constituency : North  Nottinghamshire 1865-8

Edward  succeeded  his  uncle  Robert  in  the  seat. He  was  unopposed.

Edward  was  a  younger  son  of  the  Duke  of  Newcastle. He  was  educated  at  Eton  and  then  went   into  the  army. He  joined  the  Rifle  Brigade  in  1854  and  briefly  served  in  the  Crimean  War. He became  a  captain  in  1857  and  served  for  five  years  in  Canada.

Edward  made  just  one  intervention  on  the  Army  Estimates  in  1867. He  declined  to  stand  again  in   1868.

In  1878  Edward  became  a  lieutenant-colonel  but  he  retired  two  years  later  whilst  serving  in  India. In  1881  he  became  a  groom-in-waiting  to  the  queen  then  from  1894  Master  of  the  Household   until  her  death. He  reverted  to  his  previous  role  under  Edward  VII.

He  died  in  1907  aged  72.