Background
Pelham was the son of Thomas Pelham and his wife Annetta, daughter of wealthy merchant George Bridges (d1714) of Pera Constantinople by his wife Anetta, a local girl.
Pelham was the son of Thomas Pelham and his wife Annetta, daughter of wealthy merchant George Bridges (d1714) of Pera Constantinople by his wife Anetta, a local girl.
Pelham was elected to the House of Commons for Rye in 1749, a seat he held until 1754, and then represented Sussex until 1768. He served as a Commissioner of Trade and Plantations from 1754 to 1761, as a Lord of the Admiralty from 1761 to 1762 and as Comptroller of the Household from 1765 to 1774 and was admitted to the Privy Council in 1765. He also inherited the Pelham baronetcy created in 1611.
Pelham also served as Surveyor-General of Customs of London from 1773 to 1805 and as Keeper of the Great Wardrobe from 1775 to 1782.
In 1801 he was created Earl of Chichester. Lord Chichester married Anne Frankland, daughter of Frederick Meinhardt Frankland, in 1754.
George Pelham became Bishop of Bristol, Exeter and Lincoln. Lady Chichester died in 1813.
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