George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Cholmondeley
KB PC
The Right Honourable The Earl of Cholmondeley KB PC
	The Cholmondeley Family, William Hogarth (1732)
Member of the British House of Commons
	In office; 1724–1733
Preceded by	John Smith
Succeeded by	Sidney Beauclerk
Constituency	East Looe (1724–1727); Windsor (1727–1733);
Personal details
Born	2 January 1703
Died	10 June 1770 (aged 67)
Spouse	Lady Mary Walpole (m. 1723)
Children	George, Viscount Malpas and Robert
Parent(s)	George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley; Elizabeth van Ruyterburgh
Military service
Allegiance	Great Britain
Years of service	1733–1760

George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley KB, PC (/ˈtʃʌmli/ CHUM-lee; 2 January 1703 – 10 June 1770), styled as Viscount Malpas from 1725 to 1733, was a British Whig politician and nobleman who sat in the House of Commons from 1724 to 1733.

Life

Cholmondeley was the son of George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley, and Elizabeth van Ruyterburgh (or Ruttenburg). He was elected to the House of Commons for East Looe in 1724, a seat he held until 1727, and then represented Windsor between 1727 and 1733, when he succeeded his father as third Earl of Cholmondeley and entered the House of Lords. He held office under his father-in-law Sir Robert Walpole as a Lord of the Admiralty from 1727 to 1729, as a Lord of the Treasury from 1735 to 1736 and as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1736 to 1743 (from 1742 to 1743 under the premiership of The Earl of Wilmington). From 1743 to 1744 he also served as Lord Privy Seal under Henry Pelham and was Joint Vice-Treasurer of Ireland between 1744 and 1757. In 1736, he was admitted to the Privy Council.^[1]

Horace Walpole 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."^[2]

Apart from his political career, Lord Cholmondeley was also Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire and South Wales (less Denbighshire) 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 child abandonment. The home became known as the Foundling Hospital 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, in 1723. He died on 10 June 1770, aged 67. His eldest son George Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas, predeceased him and he was succeeded in his titles by his grandson George, who was created Marquess of Cholmondeley in 1815. His second son Robert (1727–1804) began his career as a lieutenant in the 3rd Foot Guards but resigned after the Battle of Lauffeld in July 1747 and became a minister.^[3] Robert was married to the socialite Mary Woffington.^[4]

The actress Maria Nossiter 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.^[5]

References

^ "CHOLMONDELEY, Hon. George (1703-70)". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
^ "Cholmondeley family". Elisa Rolle. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
^ Boswell, James (1950). London Journal 1762-1763 (2010 ed.). Entry for 17 December, note 10: Penguin. ISBN 978-0140436501.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
^ Highfill, Philip H.; Burnim, Kalman A.; Langhans, Edward A. (1993). A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800. Vol. 16. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-8093-1803-2.
^ "Nossiter, Maria Isabella (1735–1759), actress". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/64355. Retrieved 2 November 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by John Smith William Lowndes	Member of Parliament for East Looe 1724–1727 With: William Lowndes 1724 Sir Henry Hoghton 1724–1727	Succeeded by Sir John Trelawny Charles Longueville
Preceded by The Earl of Inchiquin Lord Vere Beauclerk	Member of Parliament for Windsor 1727–1733 With: Lord Vere Beauclerk	Succeeded by Lord Vere Beauclerk Lord Sidney Beauclerk
Court offices
Preceded by The Earl Cadogan	Master of the Robes 1727	Succeeded by Augustus Schutz
New office	Master of the Horse to Frederick, Prince of Wales 1729–1739	Succeeded by Earl of Middlesex
Political offices
Preceded by The Duke of Rutland	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1736–1743	Succeeded by The Lord Edgcumbe
Preceded by The Lord Gower	Lord Privy Seal 1743–1744	Succeeded by The Lord Gower
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl of Cholmondeley	Lord Lieutenant and Vice-Admiral of Cheshire 1733–1770	Succeeded by The Earl of Cholmondeley
	Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey 1733–1760	Succeeded by Sir Nicholas Bayly, Bt
	Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire 1733–1760	Succeeded by Thomas Wynn
	Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire 1733–1760	Succeeded by Sir Roger Mostyn, Bt
	Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire 1733–1760	Vacant Title next held by William Vaughan
	Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire 1733–1760	Succeeded by The Earl of Powis
Peerage of England
Preceded by George Cholmondeley	Earl of Cholmondeley 1733–1770	Succeeded by George Cholmondeley

[HOP-1] "CHOLMONDELEY, Hon. George (1703-70)". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 26 April 2019.

[2] "Cholmondeley family". Elisa Rolle. Retrieved 17 May 2019.

[3] Boswell, James (1950). London Journal 1762-1763 (2010 ed.). Entry for 17 December, note 10: Penguin. ISBN 978-0140436501.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

[4] Highfill, Philip H.; Burnim, Kalman A.; Langhans, Edward A. (1993). A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800. Vol. 16. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-8093-1803-2.

[5] "Nossiter, Maria Isabella (1735–1759), actress". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/64355. Retrieved 2 November 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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