Henry Hugh Cholmondeley, 3rd Marquess of Cholmondeley, styled Lord William Cholmondeley from 1815 until 1870, was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament.
Background
Cholmondeley was a direct descendant of Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. He was the younger son of George James Cholmondeley, who had been created the first Marquess of Cholmondeley in 1815. His mother was the former Lady Georgiana Charlotte Bertie, second daughter and co-heir of Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven.
Cholmondeley"s elder brother, George, succeeded to his father"s title in 1827 and became the 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley.
Education
Like his grandfather, and his elder brother, Cholmondeley was educated at Eton.
Career
In 1818, he matriculated from Christ Church, Oxford. In 1822, Cholmondeley was elected to the House of Commons for Castle Rising, a seat he held until 1832, when the constituency was abolished by the Reform Bill. He remained out of Parliament for the next twenty years.
In 1852, Cholmondeley was again successful for South Hampshire, representing it for the next five years until 1857.
In 1870, Cholmondeley succeeded to his elder brother"s title as the third Marquess of Cholmondeley and entered the House of Lords. On 28 February 1825, Cholmondeley married Marcia Emma Georgiana Arbuthnot, daughter of Charles Arbuthnot, at Cholmondeley House, which was then in Piccadilly, London.
The children of that marriage were:
Lady Marcia Charlotte Emma (22 November 1826 – 7 April 1828). Lady Charlotte Georgiana (4 February 1828-1817 August 1912).
Charles George, Viscount Malpas (9 July 1829 – 7 December 1869).
Lady Marcia Susan Harriet (18 April 1831-1810 June 1927). Lord Henry Vere (4 October 1834 – 25 February 1882). Lady Emma Caroline (11 November 1837 – 26 January 1839).
Lady Caroline Rachel (4 July 1840 – 11 March 1863).
Cholmondeley"s wife died in 1878. Six years after her death, he died, aged 84, in December 1884.
The family seats are Houghton Hall, Norfolk, and Cholmondeley Castle, which is surrounded by a 7,500 acres (30 km2) estate near Malpas, Cheshire. The Marquess was a teetotal Quaker and closed all the alehouses on the estate.
One moiety part of the ancient office of Lord Great Chamberlain is a Cholmondeley inheritance.
This hereditary honour came into the Cholmondeley family through the marriage of the first Marquess of Cholmondeley to Lady Georgiana Charlotte Bertie, daughter of Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven. The second, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh holders of the marquessate have all held this office, but Lord William did not take on the responsibilities of this court function.
Politics
Conservative Party, Tories.
Membership
7th United Kingdom Parliament. 8th United Kingdom Parliament. 9th United Kingdom Parliament.
10th United Kingdom Parliament.
16th United Kingdom Parliament]
Cholmondeley was a member of the Canterbury Association from 27 March 1848.