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Cholmondeley was the second son of Richard Cholmondeley (not to be confused with a cousin, Richard Cholmondeley) and Elizabeth Brereton.
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Hugh Cholmondeley
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The Cholmondeley family had held the lordship of Cholmondeley in Cheshire since the time of the Norman conquest. He fought against the Scots in 1542 and for this he was knighted by King Henry VIII. In 1557, he raised one hundred men at his own expense and joined the Earl of Derby in his expedition against an invading Scottish army. Apart from his military career he was also High Sheriff (six times between 1547 and 1588), Deputy Lieutenant of Cheshire (1569, 1585, 1587), Custos Rotulorum of Cheshire (1579 to his death) and High Sheriff of Flintshire for 1582-1583.
Cholmondeley died in January 1596 and was buried at Malpas.
Their eldest son Robert was created Earl of Leinster in 1646. Another son, Hugh, was the ancestor of the Marquesses of Cholmondeley.
While yet another son, Thomas, was the ancestor of the Barons Delamere.
