Charles Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough

Charles Anderson Worsley Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough ( April 12, 1809 , † January 7, 1862 ) was a British peer and politician.

life and career

He was the elder son of Charles Anderson-Pelham, 1st Earl of Yarborough , from his marriage to Henrietta Simpson. As his father's apparent marriage , he carried the courtesy title of Lord Worsley from 1837 .

In 1830 he was first elected to the British House of Commons . He was there from 1830 to 1831 MP for Newtown on the Isle of Wight , 1831 to 1832 for Lincolnshire and 1835 to 1846 for North Lincolnshire . When his father died, he inherited his title of nobility as 2nd Earl of Yarborough , 3rd Baron Yarborough and 2nd Baron Worsley . Due to the title of nobility, he became a member of the House of Lords and retired from the House of Commons.

From 1853 to 1862 he held the office of Vice-Admiral of Lincolnshire and from 1857 to 1862 the office of Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire. In 1855 he sold his estate Appuldurcombe House on the Isle of Wight and limited himself to his holdings in Lincolnshire.

Marriage and offspring

In 1831 he married the Hon. Maria Adelaide Maude, daughter of Cornwallis Maude, 3rd Viscount Hawarden . With her he had a daughter and two sons:

• Lady Sophia Adelaide Theodosia Anderson-Pelham († 1886) ⚭ 1862 Archibald Montgomerie, 14th Earl of Eglinton ;
• Charles Anderson Pelham Anderson-Pelham, 3rd Earl of Yarborough (1835-1875);
• Hon. Evelyn Cornwallis Anderson-Pelham (1851–1908) ⚭ 1872 Harriet Frances Hutton.

When he died in 1862, his elder son Charles inherited his title of nobility.

bridge

Lord Yarborough is the namesake of a hand in the card games Whist and Bridge . This hand consists entirely of cards that have no honors and are no higher than nine. The probability of getting such a hand is what are or about . ${\displaystyle {\frac {\binom {32}{13}}{\binom {52}{13}}}}$ ${\displaystyle {\frac {347,373,600}{635,013,559,600}}}$ ${\displaystyle {\frac {1}{1828}}}$

The Earl offered £ 1,000 to anyone who scored a “Yarborough” on the condition that they would be paid £ 1 if they failed.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.physicsforums.com/archive/index.php/t-199138.html
2. ^ Alan Truscott: Bridge; Betting With The Odds. In: The New York Times . January 18, 1987.

Web links

• Hon. Charles Pelham at Hansard (English)
• Charles Anderson Worsley Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough on thepeerage.com

predecessor	Office	successor
Charles Anderson-Pelham	Earl of Yarborough 1846-1862	Charles Anderson-Pelham