George Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley
| The Most Honourable The Marquess of Cholmondeley GCVO |
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| Earl of Rocksavage, circa 1913 | |
| Lord Great Chamberlain of England | |
| In office 1936, 1952 – 1966 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | The Marquess of Cholmondeley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley 19 May 1883 |
| Died | 6 September 1968 |
| Nationality |  British |
| Spouse(s) | Sybil Sassoon |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Houghton Hall Cholmondeley Castle |
George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley GCVO (
/ˈtʃʌmli/; 19 May 1883 – 16 September 1968), styled Earl of Rocksavage from birth until 1923, was a British peer.[1] He was the Lord Great Chamberlain of England in 1936 and also between 1952 and 1966.[2]
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[edit] Personal
Cholmondeley was a direct descendant of Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. He was the son of George Cholmondeley, 4th Marquess of Cholmondeley and Winifred Ida Kingscote.[1] Like his great-grandfather,[3] his great-uncle,[4] his grandfather,[5] and his father,[6] Cholmondeley was educated at Eton (1896–1898).[1] In the years before he acceded to his father's title, he was a well-known tennis and polo player.[7]
[edit] Military career
Cholmondeley fought in the Boer War (1899–1901), serving as a "Railway Staff Officer." In 1905, he attained the rank of Lieutenant in the 9th Lancers. He was Aide-de-Camp to the Viceroy of India; and he fought in the First World War, during which he gained the rank of Captain in the 9th Lancers. In 1920, he was promoted to the rank of Major.[1]
Cholmondeley's life and career took a turn when he acceded to his father's land, estates and title in 1923, and his inherited title became Marquess of Cholmondeley.[6] In 1953, he was awarded a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order.[1]
[edit] Lands and estates
The family seats are Houghton Hall, Norfolk, and Cholmondeley Castle, which is surrounded by a 7,500 acres (30 km2) estate near Malpas, Cheshire.[8]
The Cholmondeleys bought Wenbans near Wadhurst in Sussex 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 who later became (Edward VIII). The property was sold around the time of the abdication crisis of 1936 and the accession of George VI.[9]
[edit] Position at court
One moiety part of the ancient office of Lord Great Chamberlain is a Cholmondeley inheritance.[10] 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.[11] The second, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh holders of the marquessate have all held this office.
The Marquess bore the Royal Standard at the Coronation of King George VI in 1937.[12]
[edit] Family
The wealth of the Cholmondeley family was greatly enhanced by Cholmondeley's marriage to Sybil Sassoon (1894–1989), a member of the Sassoon family, a Jewish banking family with origins in Baghdad and India, and heiress to her brother Sir Philip Sassoon. The couple were married on 6 August 1913; and they had two sons and one daughter:
- Lady Aline Caroline (5 October 1916– ?).[1]
- George Henry Hugh (24 April 1919 – 13 March 1990).[13]
- John George (15 November 1920 – October 1986).[1]
[edit] Further reading
- 1953 -- A Handlist of the Cholmondeley (Houghton) MSS.: Sir Robert Walpole's archive (with Gilbert Allen Chinnery). Cambridge: Cambridge University Library. OCLC 3372466
- 1959 -- The Houghton Pictures: by kind permission of The Marquess and Marchioness of Cholmondeley, [Exhibition] in aid of King George's Fund for Sailors, May 6-June 6, 1959. London: Thomas Agnew & Sons. OCLC 222289892
[edit] See also
- Cholmondeley Award (poetry), established by the Marchioness in 1966
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g Peerage: 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley, ID #85433
- ^ Art in Parliament, "George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley," oil painting by Henry Carr. Catalogue number:WOA 1707, description excerpt, "... Chamberlain in 1936 and from 1952-66."
- ^ Peerage: 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley, ID #26194
- ^ Peerage: 2nd Marquis of Cholmondeley, ID ##26193
- ^ Peerage: 3rd Marquis of Cholmondeley, ID #107643
- ^ a b Peerage: 4th Marquis of Cholmondeley, ID #24219
- ^ "Lord Cholmondeley Dies; Fourth Marquess Was Father of Earl of Rocksavage, Polo Player," New York. 17 March 1923.
- ^ Caroline, Donald. "The new garden at Houghton Hall, King’s Lynn, Norfolk," The Times (UK). May 11, 2008.
- ^ Wenbans; Sussex Archaeological Society. (1924). Sussex Archaeological Collections, p. 259.
- ^ Notes and Queries (1883 January–June), p. 42.
- ^ Portcullis: Deed of Covenant and Agreement between Lord Willoughby de Eresby, The Dowager Marchioness of Cholmondeley and the Marquis of Cholmondeley re the exercise of the Office of Hereditary Great Chamberlain (16 May 1829).
- ^ Hereditary Titles: Marquess of Cholmondeley
- ^ Peerage: 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley, ID #85434
[edit] References
- Debrett, John, Charles Kidd, David Williamson. (1990). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. New York: Macmillan. 10-ISBN 0-333-38847-X; 13-ISBN 978-0-333-38847-1
- Stansky, Peter. (2003). Sassoon: the worlds of Philip and Sybil. New Haven: Yale University Press. 10-ISBN 0-300-09547-3; 13-ISBN 978-0-300-09547-0
[edit] External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Marquess of Cholmondeley
- Houghton Hall
- Cholmondeley Castle
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by George Cholmondeley |
Marquess of Cholmondeley 1923 – 1968 |
Succeeded by George Cholmondeley |
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