Thomas Cholmondeley (1726–1779)
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| Member of Parliament for Cheshire | |
| In office 1756–1768 | |
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| 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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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.
Biography
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. He attended Westminster School from 1740 to 1743 and was admitted to St. John’s College, Cambridge in 1743.
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:
- Thomas Cholmondeley, 1st Baron Delamere
- Charles Cholmondeley
- Charles Cholmondeley (6 June 1770–5 December 1846) married on 13 January 1794, Caroline-Elizabeth Smyth (1773–1818), daughter of Nicholas Smyth of Cubley, Shropshire; sister and coheir of Nicholas Owen Smyth Owen of Condover.
- Hugh Cholmondeley
- Francis Cholmondeley
- Robert Cholmondeley
- Hester Cholmondeley
- Essex Cholmondeley
- Dorothy Cholmondeley
He died on 2 June was buried on 8 June 1779 at Church Minshull, Cheshire.