Who married Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle?
Susan Hamilton married Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle on . Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle was 21 years old on the wedding day (21 years, 6 months and 5 days). Susan Hamilton was 18 years old on the wedding day (18 years, 5 months and 18 days). The age gap was 3 years, 0 months and 18 days.
Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle
Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, (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.
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Susan Hamilton
Lady Susan Harriet Catherine Hamilton (9 June 1814 – 28 November 1889) was a Scottish aristocrat. The daughter of Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, and Susan Euphemia Beckford, she at once was a star of high society. An angelic child of great beauty and style, she attracted controversy after a high-profile divorce suit from the future Duke of Newcastle.
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