Thomas Cholmondeley, 4th Baron Delamere
Thomas Pitt Hamilton Cholmondeley, 4th Baron Delamere (
/ˈtʃʌmli/; 1900 – 1979), styled The Honourable from birth until 1931, was a British peer.[1]
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[edit] Personal
Cholmondeley was the eldest son of Hugh Cholmondeley, 3rd Baron Delamere, whom he succeeded in 1931.[2] His mother was Lady Florence Anne Cole, daughter of the Earl of Enniskillen.[1] Cholmondeley was an indirect descendant of Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.[3]
In 1924, Cholmondeley married Phyllis Anne Montagu Douglas Scott, daughter of Lord George William Montagu Douglas Scott (younger son of the Duke of Buccleuch) and Lady Elizabeth Emily Manners (daughter of the Duke of Rutland).[1] The children of that marriage were:
- Hon. Elizabeth Florence Marion (b. 26 December 1925).[1]
- Hon. Anne Jeannetta Essex (b. 2 September 1927).[1]
- Hugh George (b. 18 January 1934).[1]
Cholmondely had become Baron Delamere by the time he and Baroness Delamere were divorced in 1944.[1] In June of the year, Baron Delamere re-married, this time to the Hon. Ruth Mary Clarisse Ashley, daughter of Lt.-Col. Wilfrid William Ashley, who was the first and last Baron Mount Temple, and Amalia Mary Maud Cassel. This second marriage ended in divorce in 1955.[1] On 26 March 1955, Baron Delamere married thirdly Diana Caldwell, daughter of Seymore Caldwell, better known as Diana Delves-Broughton.[4]
[edit] Lands and estates
In this period, the Cholmondeley family continued to own land and estates in Cheshire; but Baron Delamere lived, worked and invested his life in building modern Kenya. In 1934, Lord Delamere moved his family into Vale Royal Abbey, only to be forced out in 1939 when the government converted Vale Royal to serve as a sanatorium for soldiers of World War II. The Cholmondeleys were restored to possession of the abbey after the war, but by 1947 the house and grounds had been sold.[5]
Baron Delamere died at age 79 in August 1979; and he was succeeded in the lands, estates and title by his son from his first marriage, Hugh Cholmondeley, 5th Baron Delamere.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Peerage: 4th Baron Delamere, ID #13979
- ^ Peerage: 3rd Baron Delamere, ID #72546
- ^ Hayden, Joseph. (1851). The book of dignities, pp. 527, 565.
- ^ "Lady Delamere, Figure in Murder," New York Times. September 5, 1987.
- ^ Holland, G.D et al. (1977). Vale Royal Abbey and House, p. 32; Westair-Reproductions: Cheshire, Museum finder
[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
- Hayden, Joseph. (1851). The book of dignities: containing rolls of the official personages of the British Empire. London: Longmans, Brown, Green, and Longmans. OCLC 2359133
- Holland, G.D et al. (1977). Vale Royal Abbey and House. Winsford, Cheshire: Winsford Local History Society. OCLC 27001031
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Hugh Cholmondeley |
Baron Delamere 1931 – 1979 |
Succeeded by Hugh Cholmondeley |
