George James Cholmondeley, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley KG GCH PC (May 11, 1749–April 10, 1827), known as the Earl of Cholmondeley from 1770 to 1815, was a British peer and politician. The insignia of a knight of the Order of the Garter. ... The Royal Guelphic Order, sometimes also referred to as the Hanoverian Guelphic Order, was a British order of chivalry instituted on 28 April 1815 by the Prince Regent (later George IV). ... Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (132nd in leap years). ... Events While in debtors prison, John Cleland writes Fanny Hill (Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure). ... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... Year 1827 (MDCCCXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Cholmondeley was the son of George Cholmondeley, Viscount Malpas, and Hester Edwardes. George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley, was his grandfather. He was educated at Eton. In 1770 he succeeded his grandfather as fourth Earl of Cholmondeley and entered the House of Lords. In April 1783 he was admitted to the Privy Council and appointed Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard in the government of the Duke of Portland, a post he held until December the same year. He remained out of office for the next 29 years, but in 1812 he was made Lord Steward of the Household in Lord Liverpool's Tory administration. He remained in this position until 1821. George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley (1703-1770) was a British politician. ... The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (privately funded and independent) for boys, founded in 1440 by Henry VI. It is located in Eton, Berkshire, near Windsor in England, situated north of Windsor Castle... The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as the Lords. The Sovereign, the House of Commons (which is the lower house of Parliament and referred to as the Commons), and the Lords together comprise the Parliament. ... Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ... The Captain of the Queens Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard is presently a UK government post usually held by the Government Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords. ... William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, (April 14, 1738 - October 30, 1809) was a British Whig and Tory statesman and Prime Minister. ... Lord Steward or Lord Steward of the Household, in England, an important official of the monarchs household. ... Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (June 7, 1770 - December 4, 1828) was a British statesman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1812 to 1827. ... For other uses, see Tory (disambiguation). ...

Cholmondeley was created Earl of Rocksavage, in the County of Chester, and Marquess of Cholmondeley, in 1815. In 1822 he was further honoured when he was made a Knight of the Garter. Apart from his political career he was also Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire from 1770 to 1783 and Vice-Admiral of Cheshire from 1770 to 1827. A garter is one of the Orders most recognisable insignia. ... This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire. ... This is a list of people who have served as Vice-Admiral of Cheshire. ...

Lord Cholmondeley married Lady Georgina Bertie, daughter of Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, on 25 April 1791. Through this marriage part of the office of Lord Great Chamberlain came into the Cholmondeley family. Lord Cholmondeley died in April 1827, aged 77, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son George. Lady Cholmondeley died in 1838. The Most Noble General Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven PC (1714–August 12, 1778) was the son of Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven. ... The Lord Great Chamberlain of England is the sixth of the Great Officers of State, ranking beneath the Lord Privy Seal and above the Lord High Constable. ...

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References

• 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