George Cholmondeley KB (1702 - 1770)

Born 2 Jan 1702 in Cholmondeley, Cheshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Walpole) Cholmondeley — married 14 Sep 1723 in St. George St., Hanover Square, London, England

Descendants

Died 10 Jun 1770 at age 68 in London, England

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Earl George Cholmondeley was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

George Cholmondeley 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley married Lady Mary Walpole, daughter of Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford and Catherine Shorter, on 14 September 1723 at St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England. His eldest son George Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas, predeceased him and he was succeeded in his titles by his grandson George, who was created Marquess of Cholmondeley in 1815. ^[1]

He was MP East Looe 1724-1727, Windsor 1727-1733 when he succeeded his father on 7 May 1733 as 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley.^[2]

Children of George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley and Lady Mary Walpole

1. George Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas b. 17 Oct 1724, d. 15 Mar 1764
2. Rev. Hon. Robert Cholmondeley b. 1 Nov 1727, d. 5 Jun 1804

Notes

Earl Cholmondeley was rumored to have a mistress Jane Clasby who had a daughter Priscilla and moved to Canada, although I haven't found any evidence of this relationship.^[3]

George Cholmondeley the 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley KB was born on 02 January 1703 probably at Calmondeley He was the son of George Cholmondeley and Anna Rutenburgh He was elected to the House of Commons for East Looe in 1724, a seat he held until 1727 and then represented Windsor between 1727 and 1733, when he succeeded his father as the third Earl of Cholmondely and entered the House of Lords, he held office under his father-in-law Sir Robert Walpole as a Lord of the Admiralty and from 1727 to 1729 as Lord of the Treasury and from 1735 to 1736 as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1736 to 1743 under the premiership of the Earl of Wilmington and from 1743 to 1744 he also served as Lord Privy Seal under Henry Pelham and was Joint Vice-Treasurer of Ireland between 1744 and 1757. In 1736 he was admitted to the Privy Council.

Horace Walpole described him as a vain and empty man, shoved up so high by his father-in-law Sir Robert Walpole and fallen into contempt and obscurity by his own extravagance and insufficiency.

Apart from his political career he also served as Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire and South Wales (less Denbighshire from 1733 to 1760) He was promoted to Colonel in 1745, major-general in 1755, and lieutenant-general in 1759. He was also involved in the charitable effort to create a home for foundlings in London, which was hoped would alleviate the problem of child abandonment. . The hospital became known as the Foundling Hospital and Chalmondeley sat on its board as a founding Governor.

He married Lady Mary Walople , daughter of the Prime Minister Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Oxford, in 1723, He died in June 1770 aged 67, His eldest son George Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas, predeceased him and he was succeeded in his titles by his grandson George , who was created Marquess of Cholmondeley in 1815. His secons son Robert (1727-1804) began his career as a lieutenant in the 2rd Foot Guards but resigned after the battle of Lauffield in Juky 1747 and became a minister.

The actress Maria Nossiter was the daughter of Lord Cholmondeley;s favourite housekeeper, Maria was educated had money and enjoyed a successful, but beief, career.it is supposed that she was his daughter.

He died on 10 June 1770.

Sources

1. ↑ George Ormerod, The history of Chester, Ed. Lackington, and Hughes, Vol. II, (London: Nichols, Son, and Bentley, 1819), https://archive.org/stream/historyofcountyp02orme#page/356/mode/2up pp.357.
2. ↑ CHOLMONDELEY, Hon. George (1703-70) The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754, ed. R. Sedgwick, 1970
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #89008866

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• Chomondeley family Elisa Roille
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• Nossiter, Maria Isabella 1735-1759