Henry Pelham-Clinton, Earl of Lincoln

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Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, Earl of Lincoln (5 November 175018 October 1778) was a short-lived British politician, the second son of the 2nd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne.

Lincoln became heir to his father on the death of his elder brother in 1752. He was educated at Eton and was elected as Tory MP for Aldborough in 1772 and for Nottinghamshire in 1774. On 21 May 1775, he married Lady Frances Seymour-Conway (4 December 1751-11 November 1820), a daughter of the 1st Marquess of Hertford, and they had two children:

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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Andrew Wilkinson
Aubrey Beauclerk
Member of Parliament for Aldborough
with Aubrey Beauclerk

1772–1774
Succeeded by
Abel Smith
Charles Wilkinson
Preceded by
John Thornhagh
Thomas Willoughby
Member of Parliament for Nottinghamshire
with Thomas Willoughby 1774
Lord Charles Edward Bentinck 1775–1796

1774–1778
Succeeded by
Charles Pierrepont
Lord Charles Edward Bentinck