Peer and politician. Born George Cholmondeley. He was elected to parliament in the seats of East Looe, and later in Windsor. Under his father-in-law, Sir Robert Walpole, he served as Lord of the Admiralty, Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. He created a home for foundlings in London, in the hope of alleviating the problem of child abandonment.
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3rd Earl of Cholmondeley
{Round plaque:} Upon this site formerly stood the Palace of Richmond, built b...
Co-churchwarden of St Mary Abbots, Kensington in 1894.
Diplomat. Attended Eton, 1871-7. See his brother Francis for family information. Â Married an American heiress Antoinette Pinchot. His job took him to Denmark, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Luxemb...
Member of the Building Committee to build the 1909 Bethnal Green Town Hall.
Commoner on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894.
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