Henry Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle

Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, KG, PC (16 April 1720 – 22 February 1794) was born in London, the second son of the 7th Earl of Lincoln.

Newcastle, and his brother Henry Pelham, were the two most powerful men in England, and both would serve as Prime Minister.

Newcastle controlled political patronage of Parliament and the Crown, and so Lord Lincoln was showered with sinecure posts which brought him a large income.

The Duke lobbied successfully for Sir Henry to be appointed commander-in-chief of the British forces in America during the American Revolution.

Four thousand acres (16 square kilometres) of barren heath were landscaped into one of the most beautiful private parks in England, complete with a large man-made lake.

The great mansion built there was demolished in 1938, but the park is today owned by the National Trust and is open to the public.