Francis Pelham, 7th Earl of Chichester

Francis Godolphin Henry Pelham, 7th Earl of Chichester (23 March 1905 – 22 November 1926) was a British nobleman:[1] he held one of the shortest earldoms on record, outliving his father, the 6th earl,[2] by only 9 days.[3]

He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Oxford; and died of pneumonia.[4]

References

  1. ↑ ‘CHICHESTER’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 5 April 2017
  2. ↑ "Lord Chichester." The Times (London, England), Monday, 15 November 1926; p. 19; issue 44429.
  3. ↑ "Lord Chichester. A friend." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, 24 November 1926; p. 19; issue 44437.
  4. ↑ thePeerage.com
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Jocelyn Pelham, 6th Earl of Chichester		 Earl of Chichester
1926		 Succeeded by
John Pelham, 8th Earl of Chichester
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