Thomas Pelham | |
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| Member of the British Parliament for Lewes | |
| In office 1705–1741 | |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Pelham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1678 |
| Died | 1759 |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Pelham |
| Children | 12, including Thomas Pelham and Henry Cressett Pelham |
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| Alma mater | St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
Thomas Pelham (c.1678–1759) was an English politician, a member of the Pelham family of Sussex. Returned on the family's electoral interest at Lewes in 1705, he provided a reliable Whig vote in the House of Commons, and a rather more sporadic attendance on the Board of Trade. Due to his neglect of the family electoral interest, he was nearly turned out in the 1734 election, and stood down in favor of his eldest son at the next election in 1741.