George Pelham, bishop of Exeter

(1766-1827)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Pelham, George, 1766-1827 NRA: Pelham George (1766-1827) Bishop of Lincoln DNB: Pelham, George (1766-1827), bishop of Lincoln LBT ID: GePelha1827 VIAF ID: 63000466 LOC ID: n85295065	B/BAP: 1766-10-13 DIED: 1827-02-07
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After tutoring by the poet James Hurdis he was educated at Clare College, Cambridge; a friend of the Prince Regent, he was bishop of Bristol (1803), Exeter (1807), and Lincoln (1820).
REFERENCES TO George Pelham, bishop of Exeter: Sydney Smith to Lord Grey, 10 May 1820 in A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith. By his Daughter, Lady Holland. With a Selection from his Letters, edited by Mrs. Austin 2 vols (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855) Found 1: ¶ 2 Thomas Creevey to Elizabeth Ord, 6 October 1820 in The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Found 1: ¶ 1 William Field, Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of the Rev. Samuel Parr, LL.D.; with Biographical Notices of many of his Friends, Pupils, and Contemporaries. 2 vols (London: Henry Colburn, 1828) Ch XI. 1816-1820 Found 1: ¶ 16 Jerdan, William, 1782-1869, The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53) Ch. 24: Byron Found 1: ¶ 9 Saba Holland, A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith. By his Daughter, Lady Holland. With a Selection from his Letters, edited by Mrs. Austin 2 vols (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855) Letters 1820 Creevey, Thomas, 1768-1838, The Creevey Papers: A Selection from the Correspondence & Diaries of the late Thomas Creevey, M.P. (London: John Murray, 1903) Ch XIII: 1819-20