George Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley
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The Most Honourable The Marquess of Cholmondeley GCVO |
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Earl of Rocksavage, c. 1913
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| Lord Great Chamberlain of England | |
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In office 1952–1966 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Cholmondeley, Earl of Rocksavage (as deputy) |
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In office 1936 |
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| Monarch | Edward VIII |
| Preceded by | William Legge, Viscount Lewisham (as deputy) |
| Succeeded by | Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 2nd Earl of Ancaster |
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George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley 19 May 1883 Cholmondeley Castle, Malpas, Cheshire, England |
| Died | 6 September 1968 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Sybil Sassoon (m. 1913) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence |
Houghton Hall Cholmondeley Castle |
George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley GCVO (/ˈtʃʌmli/; 19 May 1883 – 16 September 1968), styled Earl of Rocksavage from birth until 1923, was a British peer. He was the Lord Great Chamberlain of England in 1936 and also between 1952 and 1966.
Cholmondeley was a direct descendant of Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. He was born in Cholmondeley Castle Malpas, Cheshire, the son of George Cholmondeley, 4th Marquess of Cholmondeley and Winifred Ida Kingscote. In the years before he succeeded to his father's title, he was a well-known tennis and polo player.
He was also an authority on penmanship, championing a script which became known as the "Cholmondeley Italic", and was the first president of the Society for Italic Handwriting. In 1950, he established the Cholmondeley Prize, a handwriting contest between the students of Eton and Harrow. Winchester joined in 1952 and the schools have continued the annual competition since.
Cholmondeley fought in the Second Boer War (1899–1901), serving as a "Railway Staff Officer", first with the Royal Sussex Regiment and from October 1901 as Second Lieutenant of the 9th Lancers. In 1905, he attained the rank of Lieutenant in the 9th Lancers. He was Aide-de-Camp to the Viceroy of India, and he fought in the First World War, during which he gained the rank of Captain in the 9th Lancers.
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