George Cholmondeley, 4th Marquess of Cholmondeley

George Henry Hugh Cholmondeley, 4th Marquess of Cholmondeley PC

Privy Council of the United Kingdom

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, DL

Deputy Lieutenant

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was a British

United Kingdom

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peer and Lord Great Chamberlain

Lord Great Chamberlain

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of England

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between 1884 and 1923.

Background

Cholmondeley was a direct descendant of Sir Robert Walpole

Robert Walpole

Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC , known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as having been the first Prime Minister of Great Britain....

, the first Prime Minister of Great Britain

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

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. He was the eldest son of Charles George Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas and Susan Caroline Dashwood. Like his great-grandfather, his uncle and his father, Cholmondeley was educated at Eton

Eton College

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Career

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. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant

Lieutenant

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in the service of the Cheshire Yeomanry Cavalry. Later, he held the office of Deputy Lieutenant of Norfolk

Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk

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. Cholmondeley was invested as a Privy Counsellor on 24 July 1901.

Lands and estates

The family seats are Houghton Hall

Houghton Hall

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, Norfolk

Norfolk

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, and Cholmondeley Castle

Cholmondeley Castle

Cholmondeley Castle is a country house in the civil parish of Cholmondeley, Cheshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. It is surrounded by a estate.-House:...

, which is surrounded by a 7500 acres (30.4 km²) estate near Malpas, Cheshire

Malpas, Cheshire

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.

The Cholmondeleys bought Wenbans near Wadhurst

Wadhurst

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in Sussex

Sussex

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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

Prince of Wales

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(later Edward VIII).

Position at court

One moiety

Moiety title

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part of the ancient office of Lord Great Chamberlain

Lord Great Chamberlain

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is a Cholmondeley inheritance. 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

Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven

General Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, 3rd Marquess of Lindsey, 6th Earl of Lindsey, 19th Baron Willoughby de Eresby PC was the son of Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven....

. The second, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh holders of the marquessate have all held this office.

Family

Cholmondeley married Winifred Ida Kingscote on 16 July 1879 at St George's, Hanover Square in Hanover Square

Hanover Square

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, London

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. Cholmondeley's bride was the daughter of Colonel Sir Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote and Lady Emily Marie Curzon The children of that marriage were:

Lady Lettice Joan Cholmondeley (23 May 1882–2 Nov 1946)
Sir George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley
George Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley
George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley GCVO , styled Earl of Rocksavage from birth until 1923, was a British peer. He was the Lord Great Chamberlain of England in 1936 and also between 1952 and 1966.-Personal:...

(19 May 1883–16 Sep 1968).
Lt.-Col. Lord George Hugo Cholmondeley (17 Oct 1887–Aug 1958).

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