The Cholmondeley Family, William Hogarth, 1732

George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley, (2 January 1703 – 10 June 1770), styled as Viscount Malpas from 1725 to 1733, was a

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Whig politician and nobleman who sat in the

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from 1724 to 1733.

Life

Cholmondeley was the son of

George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley, PC, FRS (1666 – 7 May 1733), styled The Honourable from birth until 1715 and then known as Lord Newborough to 1725, was an English soldier. Cholmondeley was the second son of Robert Cholmondele ...

, and Elizabeth van Ruyterburgh (or Ruttenburg). He was elected to the

for

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in 1724, a seat he held until 1727, and then represented

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between 1727 and 1733, when he succeeded his father as third Earl of Cholmondeley and entered the

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. He held office under his father-in-law

Sir Robert Walpole Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745; known between 1725 and 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole) was a British statesman and Whig politician who, as First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Leader ...

as a

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from 1727 to 1729, as a

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from 1735 to 1736 and as

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from 1736 to 1743 (from 1742 to 1743 under the premiership of The Earl of Wilmington). From 1743 to 1744 he also served as

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under

Henry Pelham Henry Pelham (25 September 1694 – 6 March 1754) was a British Whig statesman who served as 3rd Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1743 until his death in 1754. He was the younger brother of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, who ...

and was Joint

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between 1744 and 1757. In 1736 he was admitted to the

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Horace Walpole Horatio Walpole (), 4th Earl of Orford (24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797), better known as Horace Walpole, was an English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian, and Whigs (British political party), Whig politician. He had Strawb ...

(1717–1797) described him as "a vain and empty man, shoved up so high by his father-in-law, Sir Robert Walpole, and fallen into contempt and obscurity by his own extravagance and insufficiency." Apart from his political career Lord Cholmondeley was also

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and

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(less

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) from 1733 to 1760. He was promoted to colonel in 1745, major-general in 1755, and lieutenant-general in 1759. He was also involved in the charitable effort to create a home for foundlings in London, which was hoped would alleviate the problem of

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. The home became known as the

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and Cholmondeley sat on its board as a founding Governor.

Private life

Lord Cholmondeley married Lady Mary Walpole, daughter of Prime Minister

Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745; known between 1725 and 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole) was a British statesman and Whig politician who, as First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Leader ...

, in 1723. He died in June 1770, aged 67. His eldest son

George Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas George Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas (17 October 1724 – 15 March 1764) was a British soldier and Member of Parliament. Cholmondeley was the eldest son of George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley, and Lady Mary Walpole, daughter of Prime Mi ...

, predeceased him and he was succeeded in his titles by his grandson

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, who was created

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in 1815. His second son Robert (1727-1804) began his career as a lieutenant in the

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but resigned after the

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in July 1747 and became a minister. The actress

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was the daughter of Lord Cholmondeley's "favourite" housekeeper. Maria was educated, had money and enjoyed a successful, but brief, career. It is supposed that she was his daughter.

References

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