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1752, he was elected Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order 

 of the Garter, and chosen High Steward of Westminster in 1759. 

 His Grace was also vested with the offices of Comptroller of the 

 Customs in the Port of London, Master of Geddington Chase, 

 co. Nottingham, and President of the Westminster Infirmary. He 

 was a Lord of the Bedchamber to the late King, and for some time 

 in the same station to the present, at whose coronation he carried 

 the sword called Curtana; soon after which he resigned all his places 

 dependant on the Crown, except those of Auditor and Comptroller, 

 which are for life. His Grace Thomas Pelham, Duke of Newcastle- 

 upon-Tyne, being by patent, dated November 13, 1756, created 

 Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme, with remainder on default of issue 

 male to Henry Earl of Lincoln, and his heirs male by Catherine 

 his then wife, was at his death, on November 17th, 1768, succeeded 

 in the said title of Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme by the said 

 Henry Earl of Lincoln, who likewise obtained his Majesty's licence 

 to take and use the name of Pelham ; and on December 16th fol- 

 lowing, his Grace was sworn of his Majesty's Privy Council. On 

 the same day he was also appointed Lord Lieutenant and Custos 

 Rotulorum of the county of Nottingham, and of the town of Not- 

 tingham and county of the same town ; also Steward, Keeper, and 

 Guardian of his Majesty's Forest of Sherwood, and Park of Pole- 

 wood, co. Nottingham. His Grace was also Fellow of the Royal So- 

 ciety, Doctor of Laws, and President of the Westminster Hospital. 

 His Grace m. Oct. 16, 1744, Catherine, eldest surviving daughter 

 and co-heir of the Right Hon. Henry Pelham, brother to the before- 

 mentioned Thomas Duke of Newcastle, and by her (who died July 

 27, 1760, and was buried at Bamber, co. Lincoln) he had issue, 1st. 

 George Lord Clinton, b. Nov. 26, 1745, and d. Aug. 19, 1752 ; 2d. 

 Henry Earl of Lincoln, b. Nov. 5, 1750, and m. May 22, 1775, 

 Lady Frances Seymour Conway, sister to the Marquis of Hertford, 

 and d. Oct. 22, 1778 : by his Lady he had a son, Henry Pelham, 

 who d. in 1779; and a daughter, Catherine, b. April 6, 1776, m. 

 Oct. 2, 1800, Viscount Folkstone, and d. May 17, 1804 : his Lord- 

 ship d. in France Oct. 18, 1778. 3d. Thomas, b. July 1, 1752, who 

 afterwards succeeded his father; 4th. John, b. Sept. 13, 1755, and 

 d. Nov. 10, 1781. His Grace d. Feb. 22, 1794, and was succeeded 

 by his third son, 



Thomas, third Duke, who was a Major-General in the Army and 

 Colonel of the 17th regiment of Light Dragoons. He m. Lady 

 Anna Maria Stanhope, sister to the present Earl of Harrington, by 



