Edward Pelham-Clinton, 10th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
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His Grace The Duke of Newcastle |
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| 10th Duke of Newcastle | |
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In office 4 November 1988 – 25 December 1988 |
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| Preceded by | Henry Pelham-Clinton-Hope, 9th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne |
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| Born |
Edward Pelham-Clinton 18 August 1920 |
| Died | 25 December 1988 (aged 68) |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | British Army: Royal Artillery |
| Awards | Mentioned in dispatches |
Edward Charles Pelham-Clinton, 10th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (18 August 1920 – 25 December 1988), known as Edward Pelham-Clinton until November 1988, was an English nobleman for a period of less than two months, inheriting the title from a third cousin. He had previously served in the Royal Artillery in World War II during which conflict he was mentioned once in dispatches and had a career as a lepidopterist.
Pelham-Clinton was the son of Guy Edward Pelham-Clinton, a minor army officer, and a great-great-grandson of Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Oxford and served as a captain in the Royal Artillery during the Second World War in which conflict his younger brother, a RAF Flying Officer, Alastair, died aged 20 in 1943.
He was an expert lepidopterist and Deputy Keeper, 1960-1980, of the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh.
Pelham-Clinton succeeded his third cousin in the earldom and dukedom in November 1988. He died 1 month, 21 days later, aged 68, unmarried. As all other direct male heirs from the first Duke's line had died the dukedom became extinct. His junior title of Earl of Lincoln was inherited by a distant relative. He died holding net publicly sworn probate assets of £2,222,203 (equivalent to £5,400,000 in 2015) and his stated usual abode was Furzeleigh House, Axminster.
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