George Henry Hugh Cholmondeley, 4th Marquess of Cholmondeley PC, DL ( /ˈtʃʌmli/; 3 July 1858 – 16 March 1923) was a British peer and Lord Great Chamberlain of England between 1884 and 1923.[1]
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Cholmondeley was a direct descendant of Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. He was the eldest son of Charles George Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas and Susan Caroline Dashwood.[2] Like his great-grandfather,[3] his uncle[4] and his father,[2] Cholmondeley was educated at Eton.[1]
Cholmondeley's life and career took a turn when he acceded to his father's land, estates and title in 1884, and his inherited title became Marquess of Cholmondeley.[1] He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the Cheshire Yeomanry Cavalry. Later, he held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of Norfolk.[1] Cholmondeley was invested as a Privy Counsellor on 24 July 1901.[1]
The family seats are Houghton Hall, Norfolk, and Cholmondeley Castle, which is surrounded by a 7,500 acres (30 km2) estate near Malpas, Cheshire.[5]
The Cholmondeleys bought Wenbans near Wadhurst in Sussex in the mid-1890s; and after major restoration work in the 1920s and 1930s, the rustic farm only fifty miles from London was reported to have been frequented as a romantic getaway for the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII).[6]
One moiety part of the ancient office of Lord Great Chamberlain is a Cholmondeley inheritance.[7] This hereditary honour came into the Cholmondeley family through the marriage of the first Marquess of Cholmondeley to Lady Georgiana Charlotte Bertie, daughter of Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven.[8] The second, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh holders of the marquessate have all held this office.
Cholmondeley married Winifred Ida Kingscote on 16 July 1879 at St George's, Hanover Square in Hanover Square, London. Cholmondeley's bride was the daughter of Colonel Sir Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote and Lady Emily Marie Curzon[9] The children of that marriage were:
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| Preceded by William Cholmondeley |
Marquess of Cholmondeley 1884 – 1923 |
Succeeded by George Cholmondeley |
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