George Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas

George Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas (/ˈtʃʌmli/ CHUM-lee; 17 October 1724 – 15 March 1764) was a British soldier and Member of Parliament.

George Cholmondeley
Member of the British House of Commons
In office 1754 – 15 March 1764
Preceded by	Joseph Damer
Succeeded by	John Bond
Constituency	Leicestershire (1754–1761) Maidstone (1761–1764)
Personal details
Born	17 October 1724
Died	15 March 1764(1764-03-15) (aged 39)
Spouse	Hester Edwardes ​ (m. 1747)​
Children	George Cholmondeley, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley
Parent(s)	George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley Lady Mary Walpole
Military service
Allegiance	Great Britain
Years of service	1745
Battles/wars	War of the Austrian Succession 2nd Battle of Fontenoy

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 Second Battle of Fontenoy in 1745 and later achieved the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 65th Regiment of Foot.^[1]

In 1754, he was elected to the House of Commons for Bramber, a seat he held until 1761, and then to represent Corfe Castle between 1761 and 1764.

He was given the colonelcy for life of the 65th Foot in 1760.

After returning from duty with his regiment in Ireland, Lord Malpas died after five days' illness with 'inflammation of the bowels' on 15 March 1764,^[1] aged 39, predeceasing his father. He had married Hester Edwardes, daughter of Sir Francis Edwardes, 3rd Baronet, in 1747. His son George succeeded his grandfather as 4th Earl of Cholmondeley in 1770 and was created Marquess of Cholmondeley in 1815. Lady Malpas died in 1794.

References

1. "CHOLMONDELEY, George, Visct. Malpas (1724–1764)". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 11 June 2016.

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source] [better source needed]}

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by The Lord Milton Henry Pelham	Member of Parliament for Bramber 1754–1761 With: Nathaniel Newnham	Succeeded by Andrew Archer William Fitzherbert
Preceded by John Bond Henry Bankes	Member of Parliament for Corfe Castle 1761–1764 With: Henry Bankes 1761–1762 John Campbell 1762–1764	Succeeded by John Campbell John Bond
Military offices
Preceded by Robert Armiger	Colonel of the 65th Regiment of Foot 1760–1764	Succeeded by Edward Urmston