David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley
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David George Philip Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley (born 27 June 1960) is the current Lord Great Chamberlain of England, technically as a partial holder of that office. He is at the present time the only marquess in the House of Lords, following the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999. However, this may change should another marquess be elected as one of those 90 at a subsequent by-election, or should the Marquess of Salisbury decide to take up his seat in the House again.
Cholmondeley received his secondary education at Eton College, then attended the Sorbonne. At the age of 14, he was a Page of Honour to HM The Queen, and he began acting as the hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain to Her Majesty in 1990.
Additionally, he directed the film adaptation of Truman Capote's novel Other Voices, Other Rooms, using the pseudonym David Rocksavage, derived from his former courtesy title Earl of Rocksavage, which he used before his accession to the marquessate in 1990. He had appeared in a bit part in a 1987 French film, 4 aventures de Reinette et Mirabelle, directed by Eric Rohmer.
He ranked 944th in The Sunday Times Rich List 2006 with an estimated wealth of £60m.
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| Preceded by: The Marquess of Cholmondeley |
Lord Great Chamberlain 1990 – present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by: George Cholmondeley |
Marquess of Cholmondeley 1990 – present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by: Jack Straw |
Order of precedence in England and Wales Gentlemen |
Succeeded by: The Duke of Norfolk |
