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15-539: Earl of Yarborough is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . It was created in 1837 for Charles Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Baron Yarborough . The Anderson-Pelham family descends from Francis Anderson of Manby , Lincolnshire . He married Mary, daughter of Charles Pelham of Brocklesby , Lincolnshire. Their grandson Charles Anderson assumed the additional surname of Pelham and represented Beverley and Lincolnshire in

30-605: A non-social context, 'Your Grace' Dudley Pelham Captain The Honourable Dudley Worsley Anderson-Pelham (20 April 1812 – 13 April 1851), was a British naval commander and Whig politician. Anderson-Pelham was a younger son of Charles Anderson-Pelham, 1st Earl of Yarborough , by his wife Henrietta Anne Maria Charlotte, daughter of the Honourable John Simpson and Henrietta Worsley. Charles Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough ,

45-539: Is also remembered for giving his name to the bridge term the " Yarborough hand ". His son, the third Earl, was Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby. On his early death the titles passed to his son, the fourth Earl. He held office in the second Conservative administration of Lord Salisbury as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms from 1890 to 1892 and was also Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire. In 1905 he assumed by Royal licence for himself and issue

60-677: The House of Commons . In 1794 he was created Baron Yarborough , of Yarborough in the County of Lincoln , in the Peerage of Great Britain . He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron. He sat as Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby and for Lincolnshire. Lord Yarborough married Henrietta Anne Maria Charlotte Bridgeman Simpson (d. 1813), daughter of John Simpson and Henrietta Francis Worsley, daughter of Sir Thomas Worsley, 6th Baronet, of Appuldurcombe (a title which became extinct in 1825; see Worsley baronets ). Through this marriage Appuldurcombe House on

75-754: The Isle of Wight , which had previously been in the Worsley family, came into the Anderson-Pelham family (however, it was sold in 1855). In 1837 Yarborough was created Baron Worsley , of Appuldurcombe on the Isle of Wight , and Earl of Yarborough , in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He represented Newport, Isle of Wight , Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire in Parliament and served as Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire . Lord Yarborough

90-579: The Royal Yacht Squadron commemorates his life and is both a sea mark and the highest monument on the Isle of Wight at 75 ft. The family seat is Brocklesby Hall , near Immingham , Lincolnshire . The heir apparent is the present holder's son, George John Sackville Pelham, Lord Worsley (b. 1990). Peerage of the United Kingdom The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of

105-523: The House of Lords , were offered a life peerage to allow them to continue to sit in the House, should they wish. Peers in the Peerage of Scotland and Peerage of Ireland did not have an automatic seat in the House of Lords following the Acts of Union of 1707 and 1800 , though the law permitted a limited number to be elected by their fellows to serve in the House of Lords as representative peers . Some peerages of

120-401: The United Kingdom were automatically members of the House of Lords. However, from that date, most of the hereditary peers ceased to be members, whereas the life peers retained their seats. All hereditary peers of the first creation (i.e. those for whom a peerage was originally created, as opposed to those who inherited a peerage), and all surviving hereditary peers who had served as Leader of

135-968: The United Kingdom were created to get around this obstacle and allow certain Scottish and Irish peers to enjoy the automatic right to sit in the House of Lords The ranks of the peerage are Duke , Marquess , Earl , Viscount , and Baron . The last non-royal dukedom was created in 1874, and the last marquessate was created in 1936. Creation of the remaining ranks, except baronies for life , mostly ceased once Harold Wilson 's Labour government took office in 1964 , and only thirteen (nine non-royal and four royal) people have been created hereditary peers since then. These were: Marquesses, earls, viscounts and barons are all addressed as 'Lord X', where 'X' represents either their territory or surname pertaining to their title. Marchionesses, countesses, viscountesses and baronesses are all addressed as 'Lady X'. Dukes and duchesses are addressed just as 'Duke' or 'Duchess' or, in

150-562: The Yarborough title, particularly in Grimsby, where the family were particularly prominent political figures. One of the most well known sites is the Yarborough Hotel, built in 1851 and now a pub owned by J. D. Wetherspoon. There was also an area in Grimsby called Yarborough, until it was absorbed into the conurbation of Grimsby & Cleethorpes and there continues to be a Yarborough Estate in

165-480: The ancient barony of Fauconberg , which had been in abeyance since 1463, was also called out in her favour and she became the seventh Baroness Fauconberg as well. Both Lord and Lady Yarborough were succeeded in their respective titles by their second but eldest surviving son, the fifth Earl. He had no sons and on his death in 1948 the baronies of Conyers and Fauconberg fell into abeyance between his two daughters Lady Diana Mary and Lady June Wendy; they remained so until

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180-662: The death of Lady June Wendy in 2012. He was succeeded in the other titles by his younger brother, the sixth Earl. As of 2009 the peerages are held by the latter's grandson, the eighth Earl, who succeeded his father in 1991. Caistor Yarborough School in Caistor, Lincolnshire was named in memorial to John Edward Pelham, 7th Earl of Yarborough and is located less than a mile away from the Brocklesby House estate. A number of public places, roads and buildings in Lincolnshire are named after

195-587: The five Peerages in the United Kingdom . It comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Acts of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain . New peers continued to be created in the Peerage of Ireland until 1898 (the last creation was the Barony of Curzon of Kedleston ) The House of Lords Act 1999 reformed the House of Lords . Until then, all peers of

210-426: The surname and arms of Pelham only in 1905. Lord Yarborough married Marcia Lane-Fox , daughter of Sackville George Lane-Fox, 15th Baron Darcy de Knayth and 12th Baron Conyers. The baronies of Darcy de Knayth and Conyers fell into abeyance on the latter's death in 1888. However, in 1892 the barony of Conyers was called out of abeyance in favour of Marcia, who became the thirteenth Baron Conyers in her own right. In 1903

225-538: The town, which is currently undergoing extensive re-development. Another member of this family was Sir Stephen Anderson, 1st Baronet, of Eyworth. He was the brother of Francis Anderson, grandfather of the first Baron Yarborough. Dudley Pelham , younger son of the first Earl, was a naval commander and politician. The family crest has been adopted by HMS Brocklesby , which is named after the Brocklesby Hunt. The Yarborough Monument on Bembridge Down commissioned by

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