Lord Robert ClintonLord Robert Renebald Pelham-Clinton, known as Lord Robert Clinton, was a British Liberal Party politician.BackgroundClinton was a younger son of Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle, and Georgiana Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Miller-Mundy. Henry Pelham-Clinton, [5th Duke of Newcastle] and Lord [Charles Pelham-Clinton] were his elder brothers.Political careerClinton entered the House of Commons of [the United Kingdom|House of Commons] as Member of [Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament] for Nottinghamshire North when he was elected unopposed at the 1852 [United Kingdom general election|1852 general election]. He was re-elected unopposed at three further general elections, until he stood down at the 1865.Personal lifeIn 1847 he volunteered his services gratuitously as an agent for the British Relief Association in Ireland. Pelham-Clinton died in July 1867, aged 46.