Charles Pelham, 4th Earl of Yarborough

Charles Alfred Worsley Pelham, 4th Earl of Yarborough KG PC (11 June 1859 – 12 July 1936), styled Lord Worsley until 1875, was a British peer and politician. Between 1890 and 1892, he served as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, meaning as Chief Whip in the House of Lords, for the Conservative government of Lord Salisbury.

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Yarborough
KG PC
"Brocklesby". The Earl of Yarborough as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, January 1896.
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
In office
11 August 1890  11 August 1892
MonarchVictoria
Prime MinisterThe Marquess of Salisbury
Preceded byThe Earl of Rosslyn
Succeeded byThe Lord Vernon
Personal details
Born11 June 1859
Died12 July 1936 (1936-07-13) (aged 77)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal
Conservative
SpouseMarcia Lane-Fox
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
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