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dean of Norwich and rector of Chart, was born in Cornwall, England, in 1793. He was a son of admiral Sir Edward Pellew, G.C.B. He was educated at Eton and at Corpus Christi College, Oxford; received holy orders in 1817; became in 1823 dean of Norwich; and later, in 1829, rector of Chart. His death took place at Great Chart, Kent, Oct. 13, 1866. He was an accomplished scholar, and published among other works The Life of Lord Sidmouth, and several volumes of Sermons. See Appleton's Amer. Cyclop. 6:599.