Hugh
"3rd Baron Delamere"
Cholmondeley
KCMG
Born in Vale Royal, Cheshire, England
Ancestors 
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Florence Ann Cole
— married
12 Jul 1899 in Knightsbridge, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Husband of
Gwladys Helen (Beckett) Cholmondeley
— married
28 May 1928 (to 13 Nov 1931) [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Thomas Pitt Hamilton Cholmondeley
Died
at age 61
in Loresho, Kenya
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Jun 2019
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Biography
Hugh Cholmondeley, 3rd Baron Delamere, KCMG (28 April 1870 – 13 November 1931), [1] styled The Honourable from birth until 1887, was a British peer. He was one of the first and most influential British settlers in Kenya.
Lord Delamere was the son of Hugh Cholmondeley, 2nd Baron Delamere, and his second wife, Augusta Emily Seymour, daughter of Sir George Hamilton Seymour.
Lord Delamere moved to Kenya in 1901 and acquired vast land holdings from the British Crown. Over the years, he became the unofficial 'leader' of the colony's European community. He was as famous for his tireless labours to establish a working agricultural economy in East Africa as he was for childish antics among his European friends when he was at his leisure.
People – LifeTree
- Frederick William Bell VC MiD (1875 - 1954)
- Visit: Frederick William Bell (Kenya. 1924)
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