CHOLMONDELEY, GEORGE, THIRD EARL CHOLMONDELEY
Arms.—Gu., in chief 2 helmets in profile arg., and in base a garb or. Cholmondeley.
Coronet.—That of an Earl.
[Faerni. Fabulae. London, 1743.]
George Cholmondeley (born 2nd January 1702, died 10th June 1770) was the son of George, second Earl Cholmondeley, and succeeded his father in the Earldom in 1733. He was Member of Parliament for East Looe, and afterwards for Windsor, and Governor of Chester Castle. In 1725 Viscount Malpas, the courtesy title used by George Cholmondeley, was made a Knight of the Order of the Bath, and he subsequently held the offices of Master of the Robes, Master of the Horse, and was Lord Lieutenant of North Wales and of Montgomery. In 1736 he became Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and in 1743 Lord Privy Seal. He held the rank of Lieutenant-General in the army.
