George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley

George Cholmondeley, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley, PC, FRS (1666 – 7 May 1733), styled The Honourable from birth until 1715 and then known as Lord Newborough to 1725, was an English soldier. Cholmondeley was the second son of Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Viscount Cholmondeley, and Elizabeth Cradock. Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley, was his elder brother. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. Cholmondeley supported the claim of William of Orange and Mary to the English throne and after their accession he was appointed a Groom of the Bedchamber.

Cholmondeley's listing in the family vault at St Oswald's Church, Malpas

Military and political career

In 1690 he commanded the Horse Grenadier Guards at the Battle of the Boyne and two years later he fought at the Battle of Steenkerque. From 1690 to 1695 he represented Newton in the House of Commons. Cholmondeley was promoted to Brigadier-General in 1697, to Major-General in 1702, to Lieutenant-General in 1704 and to General in 1727.

Honours and titles

He was admitted to the Privy Council in 1706 and in 1715 he was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Newborough, of Newborough in the County of Wexford. One year later he was created Baron Newburgh, of Newburgh in the County of Anglesea, in the Peerage of Great Britain, and in 1725 Cholmondeley succeeded his elder brother as second Earl of Cholmondeley. He also succeeded him as Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire, Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merionetshire and Montgomeryshire, posts he held until his death.

Family

Lord Cholmondeley married Anna Elizabeth van Ruytenburgh (c. 1672 – London, 16 January 1722), daughter of Aelbert Heer van Ruytenburgh (1630–1688) and Wilhelmina Anna van Nassau (1638–1688), around 1701. They had three sons and three daughters. He died in May 1733 and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son George.

References

• Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1887). "Cholmondeley, George" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 10. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, ^{[page needed]}
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source] [better source needed]}
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Parliament of England
Preceded by Sir John Chicheley Francis Cholmondeley	Member of Parliament for Newton 1690–1695 With: Sir John Chicheley 1690–1691 John Bennet 1691–1695	Succeeded by Legh Banks Thomas Brotherton
Military offices
New regiment	Captain and Colonel of the 1st Troop Horse Grenadier Guards 1693–1715	Succeeded by Lord Lumley
Preceded by William Selwyn	Governor of Gravesend and Tilbury 1702–1725	Succeeded by William Tatton
Preceded by The Earl of Arran	Captain and Colonel of the 3rd Troop of Horse Guards 1715–1733	Succeeded by The Earl of Albemarle
Preceded by The Earl of Cholmondeley	Governor of Chester 1725–1733	Succeeded by The Earl of Cholmondeley
Preceded by Thomas Stanwix	Governor of Kingston-upon-Hull 1725–1732	Succeeded by Edward Montagu
Preceded by Daniel Harvey	Governor of Guernsey 1732–1733	Succeeded by Richard Sutton
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl of Cholmondeley	Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire, Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire 1725–1733	Succeeded by The Earl of Cholmondeley
	Vice-Admiral of Cheshire 1725–1733
	Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire 1725–1733	Succeeded by Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton, Bt
Peerage of England
Preceded by Hugh Cholmondeley	Earl of Cholmondeley 1725–1733	Succeeded by George Cholmondeley
Peerage of Great Britain
New creation	Baron Newburgh 1716–1733	Succeeded by George Cholmondeley
Peerage of Ireland
New creation	Baron Newborough 1715–1733	Succeeded by George Cholmondeley