John Pelham, 9th Earl of Chichester

The Earl of Chichester
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
14 April 1944  11 November 1999
Preceded byThe 8th Earl of Chichester
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Born
John Nicholas Pelham

14 April 1944
Political partyConservative

John Nicholas Pelham, 9th Earl of Chichester (born 14 April 1944), is a British nobleman.

Chichester was born posthumously on 14 April 1944 to Ursula, Countess of Chichester; his father, John Pelham, 8th Earl of Chichester, had been killed in a road accident in February, while on active service with the Scots Guards, so he acceded to the earldom at birth. The Countess married Ralph Gunning Henderson in 1957, but they were divorced in 1971.

Chichester was educated at Stanbridge Earls School and in business as a farmer.

In 1975, Chichester married June Marijke Hall (née Wells), the daughter of Group Captain Edward Wells. They have one daughter:

  • Lady Eliza Catherine Pelham (born 1983)

They live at Little Durnford Manor, in Wiltshire.