Thomas Cholmondeley | |
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![]() Arms of Cholmondeley: Gules, in chief two esquire's helmets argent in base a garb or | |
Member of Parliament for Cheshire | |
In office 1756–1768 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 24 June 1726 Vale Royal, Cheshire |
Died | 2 June 1779 | (aged 52)
Resting place | Church Minshull, Cheshire |
Spouse | Dorothy Cowper |
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Parents |
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Thomas Cholmondeley (24 June 1726 – 2 June 1779), of Vale Royal, Cheshire was a British landowner and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1756 and 1768. He was elected MP for Cheshire in 1756 and 1761. [1]
Cholmondeley was born on 24 June 1726, the third son of Charles Cholmondeley (1685 – 1756) of Vale Royal, Cheshire and Essex Pitt, daughter of Thomas Pitt of Stratford, Wiltshire. [2] He attended Westminster School from 1740 to 1743 and was admitted to St. John’s College, Cambridge in 1743. [1]
On 29 October 1764 he married Dorothy Cowper, daughter of Edmund Cowper of Overleigh in Cheshire, by whom he had six sons and three daughters: [2]
He died on 2 June was buried on 8 June 1779 at Church Minshull, Cheshire. [2]
Thomas Cholmondeley | |
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![]() Arms of Cholmondeley: Gules, in chief two esquire's helmets argent in base a garb or | |
Member of Parliament for Cheshire | |
In office 1756–1768 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 24 June 1726 Vale Royal, Cheshire |
Died | 2 June 1779 | (aged 52)
Resting place | Church Minshull, Cheshire |
Spouse | Dorothy Cowper |
Children |
|
Parents |
|
Thomas Cholmondeley (24 June 1726 – 2 June 1779), of Vale Royal, Cheshire was a British landowner and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1756 and 1768. He was elected MP for Cheshire in 1756 and 1761. [1]
Cholmondeley was born on 24 June 1726, the third son of Charles Cholmondeley (1685 – 1756) of Vale Royal, Cheshire and Essex Pitt, daughter of Thomas Pitt of Stratford, Wiltshire. [2] He attended Westminster School from 1740 to 1743 and was admitted to St. John’s College, Cambridge in 1743. [1]
On 29 October 1764 he married Dorothy Cowper, daughter of Edmund Cowper of Overleigh in Cheshire, by whom he had six sons and three daughters: [2]
He died on 2 June was buried on 8 June 1779 at Church Minshull, Cheshire. [2]