Hugh Cholmondeley, 2nd Baron Delamere
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Hugh Cholmondeley, 2nd Baron Delamere (3 October 1811 – 1 August 1887), was a British peer and Member of Parliament.
Delamere was the eldest son of Thomas Cholmondeley, 1st Baron Delamere, and Henrietta Elizabeth Williams-Wynn, granddaughter of Prime Minister George Grenville. He was elected to Parliament for Denbighshire as a Tory in 1840, a seat he held until 1841, and then represented Montgomery from 1841 to 1847. In 1855 he succeeded his father as second Baron Delamere and entered the House of Lords.
Lord Delamere married, firstly, Lady Sarah Hay-Drummond, daughter of Thomas Hay-Drummond, 11th Earl of Kinnoull, in 1848. After his first wife's death in 1859 he married, secondly, Augusta Emily Seymour, daughter of Sir George Hamilton Seymour, in 1860. He died in August 1887, aged 75, and was succeeded in the barony by his son from his second marriage, Hugh Cholmondeley. Lady Delamere died in 1911.
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- www.thepeerage.com
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Bt. William Bagot |
Member of Parliament for Denbighshire with William Bagot 1840–1841 |
Succeeded by William Bagot Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 6th Bt. |
| Preceded by John Edwards |
Member of Parliament for Montgomery 1841–1847 |
Succeeded by David Pugh |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Cholmondeley |
Baron Delamere 1855–1887 |
Succeeded by Hugh Cholmondeley |
