George Pelham (bishop)


George Pelham was a Church of England bishop, serving in the sees of Bristol, Exeter and Lincoln. He began his career as Vicar of Hellingly in Sussex in 1800.
George Pelham was the third son of Thomas Pelham, 1st Earl of Chichester and was educated at Westminster and Clare College, Cambridge, graduating in 1787. He also served from 1815 to 1827 as Clerk of the Closet.