Famous People with Name Pelham

Pelham Ashby Ballenger            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Pelham Ashby Ballenger: (February 6, 1894 - December 8, 1948) was a Major League Baseball third baseman, for at least a week, with the Washington Senators in 1928.

Pelham George Von Donop            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Pelham George Von Donop: was an officer in the Royal Engineers and later Chief Inspecting Officer of Railways. He represented the Royal Engineers at association football, appearing in two FA Cup Finals, and made two appearances for England.

Charles Pelham            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Pelham: was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Pelham was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875). When he was not renominated in 1874, Pelham resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C..

Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl Of Chichester            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl Of Chichester: known from 1801 until 1805 as Lord Pelham, son of the 1st earl, was surveyor-general of ordnance in Lord Rockingham's 2nd ministry (1782), and Chief Secretary for Ireland in the coalition ministry of 1783 (when he was also appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland). In 1795 he was sworn of the Privy Council and became Irish chief secretary under Pitt's government, retiring in 1798; he was Home Secretary from July 1801 to August 1803 under Addington, who made him Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1803. Pelham went out of office in 1804, and in the next year succeeded to the earldom. He was joint-Postmaster-General from 1807 to 1823, and for the remaining three years of his life Postmaster-General.