Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester
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Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester PC (1756–1826), known from 1801 until 1805 as Lord Pelham, son of the 1st earl, was surveyor-general of ordnance in Lord Rockingham's 2nd ministry (1782), and Chief Secretary for Ireland in the coalition ministry of 1783 (when he was also appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland). In 1795 he was sworn of the Privy Council and became Irish chief secretary under Pitt's government, retiring in 1798; he was Home Secretary from July 1801 to August 1803 under Addington, who made him Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1803. Pelham went out of office in 1804, and in the next year succeeded to the earldom. He was joint-Postmaster-General from 1807 to 1823, and for the remaining three years of his life Postmaster-General.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Lord George Henry Lennox Sir Thomas Spencer Wilson |
Member for Sussex with Lord George Henry Lennox 1780–1790, Charles Lennox, from 1790 1780–1800 |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Robert Tighe and Edward King |
Member of Parliament for Carrick with Edward King 1783–1790 |
Succeeded by Edward King and Nathaniel Clements |
| Preceded by Sackville Hamilton and Richard Herbert |
Member of Parliament for Clogher with Richard Herbert 1795–1798 |
Succeeded by Sir John Tydd, Bt. and Thomas Burgh |
| Preceded by Robert Hobart and Sackville Hamilton |
Member of Parliament for Armagh Borough with Patrick Duigenan 1798–1799 |
Succeeded by Patrick Duigenan and Gerard Lake |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain |
Member for Sussex with Charles Lennox 1801 |
Succeeded by Charles Lennox John 'Mad Jack' Fuller |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by Charles Frederick |
Surveyor-General of the Ordnance 1782–1783 |
Succeeded by John Courtenay |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by William Windham |
Chief Secretary for Ireland 1783–1784 |
Succeeded by Thomas Orde |
| Preceded by Viscount Milton |
Chief Secretary for Ireland 1795–1798 |
Succeeded by Viscount Castlereagh |
| Preceded by The Duke of Portland |
Home Secretary 1801–1803 |
Succeeded by Charles Philip Yorke |
| Preceded by The Earl of Liverpool |
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1803–1804 |
Succeeded by The Lord Mulgrave |
| Preceded by The Earl of Aylesford |
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard 1804 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Macclesfield |
| Preceded by Unknown |
Postmaster-General 1807–1826 |
Succeeded by The Lord Frederick Montagu |
| Peerage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Pelham |
Earl of Chichester 1805–1826 |
Succeeded by Henry Pelham |
