The Duke of Newcastle | |
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 The 5th Duke of Newcastle, c. 1860 | |
| Secretary of State for War and the Colonies | |
| In office 28 December 1852 – 10 June 1854 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Aberdeen |
| Preceded by | Sir John Pakington, Bt |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Secretary of State for War Secretary at War | |
| In office 12 June 1854 – 30 January 1855 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Aberdeen |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Panmure |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | |
| In office 18 June 1859 – 7 April 1864 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Viscount Palmerston |
| Preceded by | Sir Edward Lytton, Bt |
| Succeeded by | Edward Cardwell |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | |
| In office 14 February 1846 – June 1846 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel |
| Preceded by | Sir Thomas Freemantle |
| Succeeded by | Henry Labouchere |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 May 1811 |
| Died | 18 October 1864 (aged 53) |
| Nationality | British |
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| Spouse | Lady Susan Douglas-Hamilton (1814–1889) |
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| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, KG, PC (22 May 1811 – 18 October 1864), styled Earl of Lincoln before 1851, was a British politician and aristocrat. He sat in Parliament for South Nottinghamshire (1832–46) and for Falkirk Burghs (1846–51) until inheriting the dukedom.
Newcastle held several key offices in the mid-19th century, including Chief Secretary for Ireland, Secretary of State for the Colonies, and Secretary of State for War and the Colonies. In 1855, he resigned as Secretary of State for War owing to disastrous casualties during the Crimean War (1853–56).