Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme

Born: 21 July 1693 Died: 17 November 1768

Contents 1 Known as 2 Education 3 Offices 4 Lord Lieutenancies 5 Peerage Titles 5.1 Inherited Titles 5.2 New Creations 6 Chivalric Orders 7 Privy Council

Known asEdit

• 1693-1711 Thomas Pelham
• 1711-1712 Thomas Pelham-Holles
• 1712-1714 The Lord Pelham
• 1714-1715 The Earl of Clare
• 1715-1768 The Duke of Newcastle

EducationEdit

• Westminster School
• Clare College, Cambridge

OfficesEdit

• Lord Chamberlain, 1717-1724
• Secretary of State for the Southern Department, 1724-1746, 1746-1748
• Secretary of State for the Northern Department, 1748-1754
• First Lord of the Treasury, 1754-1756, 1757-1762
• Lord Privy Seal, 1765-1766

Lord LieutenanciesEdit

• Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex, 1714-1762
• Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire, 1718-1762
• Lord Lieutenant of Sussex, 1761-1762

Peerage TitlesEdit

Inherited TitlesEdit

• Baron Pelham of Laughton, 1712

New CreationsEdit

• Earl of Clare and Viscount Haughton, 1714
• Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Marquess of Clare, 1715
• Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1756
• Baron Pelham of Stanmer, 1762

Chivalric OrdersEdit

• Knight of the Garter, 1718

Privy CouncilEdit

• Privy Councillor, 1717

Preceded by: The Lord Carteret	Southern Secretary 1724–1748	Succeeded by: The Duke of Bedford
Preceded by: The Earl of Chesterfield	Northern Secretary 1748–1754	Succeeded by: The Earl of Holdernesse
Preceded by: Henry Pelham	Prime Minister 1754–1756	Succeeded by: The Duke of Devonshire
Preceded by: The Duke of Devonshire	Prime Minister 1757–1762	Succeeded by: The Earl of Bute