Nicholas Pelham (1517–60)

Sir Nicholas Pelham (by 1513 - 15 September 1560) of Laughton, Sussex was an English politician.

He was the eldest son of Sir William Pelham of Laughton, Sussex and half-brother of the judge Edmund Pelham.

He sat on the Sussex bench as a Justice of the Peace from 1544 to his death and was appointed High Sheriff of Surrey and Sussex for 1549-50. He was knighted on 17 November 1549.

He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Arundel in 1547 and Sussex in 1558.

He married Anne, the daughter of John Sackville of Withyham and Chiddingly, Sussex, with whom he had 5 sons and 3 daughters. His son Thomas was created a baronet.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "PELHAM, Nicholas (by 1513-60), of Laughton, Suss.". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 8 June 2013.


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