George Cholmondeley, 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley
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The Most Honourable The Marquess of Cholmondeley PC |
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The Earl of Rocksavage, 1821, from a portrait of the coronation of George IV
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| Lord Great Chamberlain of England | |
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In office 19 July 1830 – 20 June 1837 |
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| Monarch | William IV |
| Preceded by | Baron Willoughby de Eresby |
| Succeeded by | Baron Willoughby de Eresby |
| Member of Parliament for Castle Rising | |
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In office 1817–1821 |
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George Horatio Cholmondeley 16 January 1792 Paris, France |
| Died | 8 May 1870 (aged 78) Cholmondeley, Cheshire |
| Resting place | Malpas, Cheshire |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) |
Caroline Campbell (m. 1812; d. 1815) Susan Somerset (m. 1830) |
| Residence |
Houghton Hall Cholmondeley Castle |
| Religion | Methodist |
George Horatio Cholmondeley, 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley PC (/ˈtʃʌmli/; 16 January 1792 – 8 May 1870), styled Viscount Malpas from 1792 to 1815 and subsequently Earl of Rocksavage until 1827, was a British peer and Lord Great Chamberlain of England between 1830 and 1838. Before being called to the House of Lords, he was a Tory Member of Parliament from 1817 through 1821.
Cholmondeley was a direct descendant of Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. He was the eldest 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 coheir of Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven. Lord George was educated at Eton, leaving in 1805.
He participated in the coronation of King George IV in 1821, as one of eight eldest sons of peers holding the king's train. The others were the Earl of Surrey, Marquess of Douro, Viscount Cranborne, Earl of Brecknock, Earl of Uxbridge, Earl of Rawdon, Viscount Ingestre and Lord Francis Conyngham.
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