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George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley, KB, PC (2 January 1703 – 10 June 1770), styled as Viscount Malpas from 1725 to 1733, was a British Whig politician 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 (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."[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 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 in 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]
The actress Maria Nossiter was the daughter of Lord Cholmodeley's "favourite" housekeeper. Maria was educated, had money and enjoyed a successful, but brief, career. It is supposed that she was his daughter.[4]
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.
- ^ "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 |