George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall

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George Hamilton Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall, KP, GCH, PC (February 10, 1797 – October 20, 1883) was an Irish nobleman. He was born in Great Cumberland Place, London, and was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford before serving for a time as a Captain with the 11th Hussars.

In 1818 Chichester was elected to the House of Commons as Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Carrickfergus, and two years later became representative for Belfast. In 1830 he was finally elected Whig MP for Antrim, and was again elected to the Commons for Belfast in 1837. After unsuccessfully recontesting the seat as a Liberal candidate in 1841, he was that same year created Baron Ennishowen and Carrickfergus, of Ennishowen, County Donegal, and Carrickfergus, County Antrim. He sat in the House of Lords at Westminster for three years under this title before succeeding his father as third Marquess of Donegall in 1844.

Chichester was admitted to the Privy Council in 1830, becoming at the time of his death its senior member, and was the following year made a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order. In 1841 he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of County Antrim, and also later served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, 1848–1852. He was finally appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick in 1857.

Lord Donegall died in Brighton in 1883 and was buried in Belfast. His only surviving son and heir, Frederick Richard Chichester, Earl of Belfast, having died in Naples in 1853, the larger part of the Donegall estates were inherited by the Marquess's daughter, Harriet Augusta Anna Seymourina Chichester, wife of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 8th Earl of Shaftesbury.

Political offices
Preceded by Sir Samuel Hulse	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1830–1834	Succeeded by Viscount Castlereagh
Preceded by Lord Charles FitzRoy	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1838–1841	Succeeded by Lord Ernest Brudenell-Bruce
Preceded by The Viscount Falkland	Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard 1848–1852	Succeeded by The Lord de Ros
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Arthur Chichester	Member for Carrickfergus 1818–1820	Succeeded by Sir Arthur Chichester
Preceded by Sir Arthur Chichester	Member for Belfast 1820–1830	Succeeded by Sir Arthur Chichester
Preceded by Edmond Alexander McNaghten	Member for Antrim 1830–1837	Succeeded by John Irving
Preceded by James Emerson Tennent George Dunbar	Member for Belfast with James Gibson 1837–1838	Succeeded by James Emerson Tennent George Dunbar
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by George Augustus Chichester	Marquess of Donegall 1844–1883	Succeeded by Edward Chichester
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by New Creation	Baron Ennishowen and Carrickfergus 1841–1883	Succeeded by Extinct