Jump to content

Francis Pelham, 7th Earl of Chichester

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Francis Godolphin Henry Pelham, 7th Earl of Chichester (23 March 1905 – 22 November 1926) was a British nobleman,[1] styled Lord Pelham from April 1905 to 1926.

He held one of the shortest tenures of an earldom on record, outliving his father, the 6th earl,[2] by only 9 days;[3] and was succeeded by his younger brother John, then 14 years old.

He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Oxford; and died of pneumonia.[4]

Coat of arms of Francis Pelham, 7th Earl of Chichester
Coronet
A coronet of an Earl
Crest
A peacock in pride argent.
Escutcheon
Quarterly: 1st and 4th azure, three pelicans vulning themselves argent; 2nd and 3rd gules, two pieces of belts with buckles, erect in pale, the buckles upwards argent.
Supporters
Dexter, a horse of a mouse dun colour; Sinister, a bear proper, each collared with a belt, buckle and pendant or.
Motto
Vincit amor patriae (The love of my country will prevail).
Badge
The buckle of a belt or.[5]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ ‘CHICHESTER’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 5 April 2017
  2. ^ "Lord Chichester." The Times (London, England), Monday, 15 November 1926; p. 19; issue 44429.
  3. ^ "Lord Chichester. A friend." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, 24 November 1926; p. 19; issue 44437.
  4. ^ thePeerage.com
  5. ^ Debrett's peerage & baronetage 2003. London: Macmillan. 2003. p. 311.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Earl of Chichester
1926 		Succeeded by


Stub icon

This biography of an earl in the peerage of the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=Francis_Pelham,_7th_Earl_of_Chichester&oldid=1257954460"