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Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle

Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle, English politician (died 1864)

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Born
May 22, 1811
Died
October 18, 1864
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1811

About Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle

Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, (22 May 1811 – 18 October 1864), styled Earl of Lincoln before 1851, was a British politician and aristocrat. He sat in Parliament for South Nottinghamshire (1832–46) and for Falkirk Burghs (1846–51) until inheriting the dukedom. Newcastle held several key offices in the mid-19th century, including Chief Secretary for Ireland, Secretary of State for the Colonies, and Secretary of State for War and the Colonies. In 1855, he resigned as Secretary of State for War owing to disastrous casualties during the Crimean War. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his B.A. degree in 1832, and was created a D.C.L. in 1863.

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Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle timeline

  1. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his B.A. degree in 1832, and was created a D.C.L. in 1863.
  2. He sat in Parliament for South Nottinghamshire (1832–46) and for Falkirk Burghs (1846–51) until inheriting the dukedom.

The world when Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle was born

Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle was born in 1811. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineLuddite riots against industrial machinery
  • Technology milestoneFirst steamboat on the Mississippi River
  • World population~955M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames Madison
  • U.S. population7.5M

1811 versus 2026

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Measure18112026
Population7.5M341 million

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