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About Henry Thomas Pelham, 3rd Earl of Chichester
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Henry Thomas Pelham, 3rd Earl of Chichester DL (25 August 1804 – 15 March 1886), styled Lord Pelham until 1826, was an English nobleman.
Background and education
Pelham was born on Stratton Street, Piccadilly, the son of Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester and Lady Mary Henrietta Juliana Osborne. He was educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge.
Military career
Pelham was commissioned a cornet in the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons on 24 June 1824, transferring to the Royal Horse Guards on 14 October of that year. He succeeded his father as Earl of Chichester in 1826. He became a Deputy Lieutenant of Sussex on 5 April 1827, and was promoted lieutenant on 28 April, becoming an unattached captain on 3 April 1828. Chichester was promoted to major in 1841 and retired from the army in 1844.
Public life
Lord Chichester served as an Ecclesiastical Commissioner from 1841 to 1886, as President of the Royal Agricultural Society in 1849 and as Lord Lieutenant of Sussex from 1860 to 1886. He also demolished and rebuilt Stanmer Church.
Family
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Henry Thomas Pelham, 3rd Earl of Chichester's Timeline
| 1804 |
August 25, 1804
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Stratton St., Piccadilly, London, England
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| 1829 |
1829
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| 1830 |
December 17, 1830
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| 1836 |
April 20, 1836
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Stanmer, Sussex, England
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| 1838 |
September 22, 1838
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| 1844 |
October 18, 1844
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| 1847 |
December 21, 1847
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| 1850 |
December 28, 1850
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| 1886 |
March 15, 1886
Age 81
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Stanmer Park, Lewes, East Sussex, England
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