George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley

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 peer and Whig politician.

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.

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.

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.

References

http://thepeerage.com/p2895.htm

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

Marquesses of Cholmondeley

Viscounts Cholmondeley	Robert, 1st Viscount (1661–1681) Hugh, 2nd Viscount (1681–1706)

Earls of Cholmondeley	Hugh, 1st Earl (1706–1725) George, 2nd Earl (1725–1733) George, 3rd Earl (1733–1770) George, 4th Earl (1770–1815)

Marquesses of Cholmondeley	George, 1st Marquess (1815–1827) George, 2nd Marquess (1827–1870) William, 3rd Marquess (1870–1884) George, 4th Marquess (1884–1923) George, 5th Marquess (1923–1968) Hugh, 6th Marquess (1968–1990) David, 7th Marquess (since 1990)

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