George Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas
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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 Minister Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford. He gained the courtesy title
of Viscount Malpas when his father succeeded as third Earl of Cholmondeley in 1733. He fought in the Battle of Fontenoy
in 1745 and later achieved the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 65th Regiment. In 1754 he was elected to the House of Commons
for Bramber
, a seat he held until 1761, and then represented Corfe Castle
between 1761 and 1764.
Lord Malpas married Hester Edwardes, daughter of Sir Francis Edwardes, 3rd Baronet, in 1747. He died March 1764, aged 39, predeceasing his father. His son George
succeeded his grandfather as fourth Earl of Cholmondeley in 1770 and was created Marquess of Cholmondeley
in 1815. Lady Malpas died in 1794.
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soldier and Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
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Cholmondeley was the eldest son of George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley
George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley
George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley KB, PC , styled as Viscount Malpas from 1725 to 1733, was a British peer and Whig politician.-Life:...
, and Lady Mary Walpole, daughter of Prime Minister Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford. He gained the courtesy title
Courtesy title
A courtesy title is a form of address in systems of nobility used for children, former wives and other close relatives of a peer. These styles are used 'by courtesy' in the sense that the relatives do not themselves hold substantive titles...
of Viscount Malpas when his father succeeded as third Earl of Cholmondeley in 1733. He fought in the Battle of Fontenoy
Battle of Fontenoy
The Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745, was a major engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession, fought between the forces of the Pragmatic Allies – comprising mainly Dutch, British, and Hanoverian troops under the nominal command of the Duke of Cumberland – and a French army under Maurice de...
in 1745 and later achieved the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 65th Regiment. In 1754 he was elected to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
for Bramber
Bramber (UK Parliament constituency)
Bramber was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, one of the most notorious of all the rotten boroughs. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1295, and again from 1472 until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:The borough consisted of...
, a seat he held until 1761, and then represented Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle (UK Parliament constituency)
Corfe Castle was a parliamentary borough in Dorset, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1572 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
between 1761 and 1764.
Lord Malpas married Hester Edwardes, daughter of Sir Francis Edwardes, 3rd Baronet, in 1747. He died March 1764, aged 39, predeceasing his father. His son George
George Cholmondeley, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley
George James Cholmondeley, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley KG, GCH, PC , styled Viscount Malpas between 1764 and 1770 and known as The Earl of Cholmondeley between 1770 and 1815, was a British peer and politician.-Background and education:...
succeeded his grandfather as fourth Earl of Cholmondeley in 1770 and was created Marquess of Cholmondeley
Marquess of Cholmondeley
Marquess of Cholmondeley is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1815 for George Cholmondeley, 4th Earl of Cholmondeley. Each Marquess of Cholmondeley is a descendant of Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of Great Britain....
in 1815. Lady Malpas died in 1794.