| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| Hastings | 22 Feb. 1728 – 41 |
| Lewes | 1741 – 1 Aug. 1743 |
Family and Education
b. c. 1705, 1st s. of Thomas Pelham of Lewes, Suss. and bro. of Henry Pelham of Lee. educ. Corpus Christi, Camb. 1722. m. 10 May 1738, Sarah, da. of John Gould of Hackney, sis. of John and Nathaniel Gould, 2s.
Offices Held
Sec. to British ambassadors, congress of Soissons 1728 – 30, to Paris embassy 1730 – 41; ld. of Trade 1741 – d.
biography text
Soon after coming of age Thomas Pelham was brought into Parliament and given a diplomatic appointment by his second cousin, the Duke of Newcastle, then secretary of state. His duties did not prevent him from voting in all the recorded divisions of his first two Parliaments, except that on the place bill in 1740. In 1741 he succeeded to his father’s seat at Lewes and place at the board of Trade. Soon afterwards he fell dangerously ill of consumption,1James Pelham to Newcastle, 25 May 1742, Add. 32699, f. 256. dying in his father’s lifetime, 1 Aug. 1743.
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Notes
- 1. James Pelham to Newcastle, 25 May 1742, Add. 32699, f. 256.