Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley
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Hugh Cholmondeley, 1st Earl of Cholmondeley PC (1662-18 January 1725), known as Viscount Cholmondeley from 1681 to 1706, was an English politician.
Cholmondeley was the eldest son of Robert Cholmondeley, 1st Viscount Cholmondeley, and Elizabeth Cradock, and was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. In 1681 he succeeded his father as second Viscount Cholmondeley, but as this was an Irish peerage it did not entitle him to a seat in the English House of Lords. He supported the claim of William and Mary to the English throne, and after their accession in 1689 he was rewarded when he was made Baron Cholmondeley, of Namptwich in the County of Chester, in the Peerage of England (which gave him a seat in the House of Lords). The peerage was created with remainder to his younger brother George. In 1706 he was admitted to the Privy Council and made Viscount Malpas, in the County of Chester, and Earl of Cholmondeley, in the County of Chester, with similar remainder.
Lord Cholmondeley was appointed Comptroller of the Household by Queen Anne in 1708. He held this post only until October of the same year, when he was made Treasurer of the Household. He was stripped of this office in 1713 but restored when George I became king in 1714. He also served as Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merionetshire and Montgomeryshire from 1702 to 1713 and from 1714 to 1725 and of Cheshire between 1704 and 1713 and 1714 and 1725.
Lord Cholmondeley died in January 1725. He never married and was succeeded in his titles by his younger brother George, who had already been elevated to the peerage in his own right as Baron Newborough.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Earl of Derby |
Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merionetshire and Montgomeryshire 1704–1713 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Plymouth |
| Preceded by The Earl of Plymouth |
Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merionetshire and Montgomeryshire 1714–1725 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Cholmondeley |
| Preceded by - |
Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire 1704–1713 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Plymouth |
| Preceded by The Earl of Plymouth |
Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire 1714–1725 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Cholmondeley |
| Preceded by Sir Thomas Mansell |
Comptroller of the Household 1708 |
Succeeded by Sir Thomas Felton |
| Preceded by The Earl of Bradford |
Treasurer of the Household 1708–1713 |
Succeeded by The Lord Lansdown |
| Preceded by The Lord Lansdown |
Treasurer of the Household 1714–1725 |
Succeeded by Paul Methuen |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Earl of Cholmondeley | Succeeded by George Cholmondeley |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Robert Cholmondeley |
Viscount Cholmondeley | Succeeded by George Cholmondeley |
[edit] References
- Stephen, Sir Leslie; Lee, Sir Sidney (editors). The Dictionary of National Biography. From the Earliest Times to 1900: Volume IV, Chamber-Craigie. Oxford University Press.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- www.thepeerage.com
