About Edward Pelham-Clinton, 10th Duke of Newcastle
Edward Charles Pelham-Clinton, 10th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (18 August 1920 – 25 December 1988), known as Edward Pelham-Clinton until November 1988, was an English nobleman for a period of less than two months, inheriting the title from a third cousin.
He had previously served in the Royal Artillery in World War II during which conflict he was mentioned once in dispatches and had a career as a lepidopterist.