Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle

Henry Pelham Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme, 12th Earl of Lincoln (also known as Henry Pelham Clinton-Hope) (22 May 1811 - 18 October 1864) was a British politician, who eventually rose to the position of Secretary of State for War and the Colonies.


Preceded by:
The Viscount Duncannon
First Commissioner of Woods and Forests
1841–1846
Succeeded by:
The Viscount Canning
Preceded by:
Sir Thomas Fremantle
Chief Secretary for Ireland
1846
Succeeded by:
Henry Labouchere
Preceded by:
Sir John Pakington, Bt
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
1852–1854
Succeeded by:
Preceded by:
Secretary of State for War
1854–1855
Succeeded by:
The Lord Panmure
Preceded by:
Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Secretary of State for the Colonies
1859–1864
Succeeded by:
Edward Cardwell



Preceded by:
Henry Pelham-Clinton
Duke of Newcastle
Succeeded by:
Henry Pelham-Clinton


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