The Duke of Newcastle | |
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Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne | |
In office 4 November 1988 – 25 December 1988 | |
Preceded by | Henry Pelham-Clinton-Hope, 9th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne |
Personal details | |
Born | Edward Pelham-Clinton 18 August 1920 |
Died | 25 December 1988 | (aged 68)
Military service | |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | British Army: Royal Artillery |
Awards | Mentioned in dispatches |
Edward Charles Pelham-Clinton, 10th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (18 August 1920 – 25 December 1988), was an English lepidopterist and military officer as well as Duke of Newcastle for less than two months at the end of his life, inheriting the titles from a third cousin. He was thus briefly a member of the House of Lords.