Charles Anderson-Pelham, 1st Earl of Yarborough

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Charles Anderson-Pelham, 1st Earl of Yarborough (8 August 1781– 5 September 1846) was the founder of the Royal Yacht Squadron. He lived at Appuldurcombe House, on the Isle of Wight.

There are two monuments to him: one at Culver Down, on the Isle of Wight and Pelham's Pillar Monument at Caistor, Lincolnshire, England.

He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Lincolnshire from 1807 to 1823.

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Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Created		 Earl of Yarborough
1837–1846		 Succeeded by
Charles Anderson Worsley Anderson-Pelham
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir Gilbert Heathcote and
Charles Chaplin		 Member of Parliament for Lincolnshire
with Charles Chaplin, to 1816;
William Cust, 1816–1818;
Charles Chaplin, from 1818
1807–1823		 Succeeded by
Sir William Amcotts-Ingilby and
Charles Chaplin

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