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Henry Pelham Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, KG, PC (22 May 1811–18 October 1864) was a British politician, who eventually rose to the position of Secretary of State for War and the Colonies.

He was appointed to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in 1841, the Privy Council of Ireland in 1846, and made a Knight of the Garter in 1860.

Political offices
Preceded by: The Lord Ellenborough The Lord Maryborough Sir John Beckett Joseph Planta	Junior Lord of the Treasury 1834–1835	Succeeded by: Lord Seymour William Ord Robert Stewart Richard More O'Ferrall
Preceded by: Viscount Duncannon	First Commissioner of Woods and Forests 1841–1846	Succeeded by: The Viscount Canning
Preceded by: Sir Thomas Fremantle	Chief Secretary for Ireland 1846	Succeeded by: Henry Labouchere
Preceded by: Sir John Pakington, Bt	Secretary of State for War and the Colonies 1852–1854	Succeeded by: —
Preceded by: —	Secretary of State for War 1854–1855	Succeeded by: The Lord Panmure
Preceded by: Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton	Secretary of State for the Colonies 1859–1864	Succeeded by: Edward Cardwell
Preceded by: The Earl of Scarbrough	Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire 1857–1864	Succeeded by: The Lord Belper
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by: None	Member of Parliament for South Nottinghamshire 1832–1846	Succeeded by: Thomas Thornton-Hildyard
Preceded by: William Baird	Member of Parliament for Falkirk Burghs 1846–1851	Succeeded by: James Baird
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by: Henry Pelham-Clinton	Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne 1851–1864	Succeeded by: Henry Pelham-Clinton

• This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.

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