Hugh Cholmondeley, 5th Baron Delamere

The Rt Hon. Hugh George Cholmondeley, 5th Baron Delamere (/ˈtʃʌmli/; born 18 January 1934), styled The Honourable Hugh George Cholmondeley from birth until 1979, is a British peer. He is a well-known figure in the evolution and development of post-colonial Kenya. He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge. He owns the vast Soysambu Ranch in Kenya.

Personal

Lord Delamere was the eldest son of The 4th Baron Delamere, whom he succeeded as baron in 1979. His mother was Phyllis Anne Montagu Douglas Scott, granddaughter of both The 6th Duke of Buccleuch and The 7th Duke of Rutland. Hugh Delamere (as he is known to family and friends) is an indirect descendant of Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. He was educated at Eton, and then went up to Magdalene College, Cambridge. Graduating with a BA in 1955 he advanced to MA in 1959.

On 11 April 1964, Cholmondeley married Anne, daughter of Sir Patrick Renison. The couple had one son:

• The Hon. Thomas Patrick Gilbert (usually known simply as Tom; 19 Jan 1968–17 August 2016)

Tom had two sons, Hugh Cholmondeley (born 9 November 1998), now the 5th baron's heir apparent, and Henry (born in 2000).

Vale Royal Great House, formerly the seat of the Barons of Delamere -- sold in 1947

Lands and estates

In this period, the Cholmondeley family continued to own land in Cheshire, and to have other holdings in the country; but the former baronial seat of Vale Royal Abbey was sold in 1947. He inherited the title from his father on 13 April 1979. The Delamere title and the branch of the Cholmondeley family were originally from Cheshire, so in 1987 he was asked to be come a JP.

Lord Delamere has lived, worked and invested most of his life in building the modern state of Kenya. As of 2003 he continued to live on and own the vast estates at Sugoni Farm, Soysambu, Elmenteita, Kenya.

Ancestry

Family of Hugh Cholmondeley, 5th Baron Delamere

16. Thomas Cholmondeley, 1st Baron Delamere 8. Hugh Cholmondeley, 2nd Baron Delamere 17. Henrietta Williams-Wynn 4. Hugh Cholmondeley, 3rd Baron Delamere 18. George Seymour 9. Augusta Seymour 19. Hon. Gertrude Trevor 2. Thomas Cholmondeley, 4th Baron Delamere 20. William Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen 10. Lowry Cole, 4th Earl of Enniskillen 21. Jane Casamaijor 5. Lady Florence Cole 22. Douglas Baird 11. Charlotte Baird 23. Charlotte Acton 1. Hugh Cholmondeley, 5th Baron Delamere 24. Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch 12. William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch 25. Lady Charlotte Thynne 6. Lord George Montagu Douglas Scott 26. James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn 13. Lady Louisa Hamilton 27. Lady Louisa Russell 3. Phyllis Montagu Douglas Scott 28. John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland 14. John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland 29. Lady Elizabeth Howard 7. Lady Elizabeth Manners 30. Thomas Hughan 15. Janetta Hughan 31. Lady Louisa Beauclerk

References

• Debrett, John, Charles Kidd, David Williamson. (1990). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. New York: Macmillan. 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
• Wright, Rupert "The Kennedys of Kenya," The Spectator (London). April 11, 1998.