Robert Ellison (politician)
Robert Ellison (2 February 1614 – 12 January 1678) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1647 and 1660.
Ellison was the son of Cuthbert Ellison of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a merchant adventurer, and his wife Jane Isle, daughter of Charles Isle.
He was Sheriff of Newcastle in 1646.
In 1647, Ellison replaced as Member of Parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the Long Parliament a member whose election had been declared void.
He was secluded from sitting in the succeeding Rump Parliament.
In 1660, he returned to Parliament as MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the Convention Parliament.
Ellison died at the age of 63.
He had married firstly Elizabeth Grey, daughter of Cuthbert Grey of Newcastle, and secondly on 27 July 1672 Agnes Briggs, widow of James Broggs of Newcastle.
Duchess of Newcastle
The Duchess of Newcastle or the Duchess of Newcastle- upon- Tyne usually refers to the wife or widow of a Duke of Newcastle.
The dukedom became extinct in 1988.
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne and 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme, (21 July 1693 – 17 November 1768) was a British Whig statesman, whose official life extended throughout the Whig supremacy of the 18th century.
He is commonly known as the Duke of Newcastle.
A protégé of Sir Robert Walpole
, he served under him for more than 20 years until 1742.
He held power with his brother, Prime Minister Henry Pelham, until 1754.
He had then served as a Secretary of State continuously for 30 years and dominated British foreign policy.
After Henry's death, the Duke of Newcastle was prime minister six years in two separate periods.
While his first premiership was not particularly notable, Newcastle precipitated the Seven Years' War, and his weak diplomacy cost him the premiership.
After his second term, he served briefly in Lord Rockingham's ministry, before he retired from government.
He was most effective as a deputy to a leader of greater ability, such as Walpole, his brother, or Pitt.
Few politicians in British history matched his skills and industry in using patronage to maintain power over long stretches of time.
His genius appeared as the chief party manager for the Whigs from 1715 to 1761.
He used his energy and his money to select candidates, distribute patronage and win elections.
He was especially influential in the counties of Sussex, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
His greatest triumph came in the 1754 election.
Outside the electoral realm, his reputation has suffered.
Historian Harry Dickinson says that he became
Robert Swinburne (born c.1376)
Robert Swinburne( c.1376- after 1426), of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, was an English merchant.
He was a Member of Parliament for Newcastle- upon- Tyne in April 1414 and 1426.
Margaret Holles, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Margaret Holles, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ("née" Cavendish, 22 October 1661 – 24 December 1715/16, London) was an English noblewoman.
She was the third daughter and fourth of six children of Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and his wife, Frances Pierrepoint.
On 1 March 1690, she married John Holles, Earl of Clare.
Her husband was created Duke of Newcastle in 1694, the first creation having become extinct in 1691 when her father died without a male heir (her only brother, Henry Cavendish, Earl of Ogle, died in 1680).
They had one child, Lady Henrietta Cavendish Holles (1694–1755), who married 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer and was mother to Margaret Bentinck, Duchess of Portland.
She died in 1715/16 and was buried at Bolsover Castle.
Violet Grantham
Violet Hardisty Grantham( 15 February 1893 – 20 May 1983) was a British politician, the first woman to served as Lord Mayor of Newcastle- upon- Tyne.
Born Violet Taylor, she was educated privately, and married John Grantham, who served as Lord Mayor of Newcastle in 1936/ 37.
In addition to being his Lady Mayoress, Violet served on the boards of a number of local organisations, and in 1937 she was elected to Newcastle City Council in her own right, representing the Conservative Party.
In 1950/ 51, she became the first woman to serve as Sheriff of Newcastle- upon- Tyne, and was elected as an alderman of Newcastle City Council in 1951.
In 1952/53, she was the first woman to serve as Lord Mayor of Newcastle- upon- Tyne, and she held the post again in 1957.
She again became an elected councillor in 1958, and served until the reorganisation of local government in 1974, when she retired.
Sheila Faith
( Irene) Sheila Faith( born Irene Sheila Book; 3 June 1928 – 28 September 2014) was a British politician and dental surgeon.
She served one term each in the House of Commons and European Parliament as a Conservative.
She was a native of Newcastle upon Tyne and attended Newcastle upon Tyne Central High School and the University of Durham.
Harriet Pelham-Holles, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Henrietta "Harriet" Pelham-Holles, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1701– 17 July 1776)was
the wife of the British statesman and Prime Minister Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
She was the daughter of Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin and
Lady Henrietta Churchill, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough and the granddaughter of Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin and John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough.
Until her marriage she was known as Lady Harriet Godolphin.
Like her husband, she was a devoted Whig and supporter of the Hanoverian succession.
They married on 2 April 1717.
During the 1720s, they became famous for throwing sumptuous parties, a tradition that continued for several decades.
These were attended even by her husband's political opponents.
Freeman Hospital
The Freeman Hospital is an 800- bed tertiary referral centre in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
The hospital is managed by the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is a teaching hospital for the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Benwell
Benwell is an area in the West End of Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

Question: Who is the sibling-in-law of Harriet Pelham-Holles, Duchess Of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne?
Answer: Henry Pelham