Sir Montague Cholmeley, 2nd Baronet
British Liberal Party politician and baronet
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Sir Montague John Cholmeley, 2nd Baronet (5 August 1802 – 18 January 1874)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician and baronet.
Sir Montague John Cholmeley, 2nd Baronet | |
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Funeral hatchment at Stoke Rochford Church, Lincolnshire | |
| Member of Parliament for Grantham | |
| In office 1826–1831 | |
| Monarchs | King George IV (1826–1830), King William IV (1830–1837), Queen Victoria (1837–1874) |
| Preceded by | Sir Montague Cholmeley, 1st Baronet |
| Succeeded by | Glynne Welby-Gregory and James Hughes |
| Parliamentary group | Liberal (formerly Whig) |
| Constituency | Grantham |
| Member of Parliament for North Lincolnshire | |
| In office 1847–1852 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Anderson-Pelham, 2nd Earl of Yarborough |
| Succeeded by | James Stanhope and Robert Adam Christopher |
| Member of Parliament for North Lincolnshire | |
| In office 1857–1874 | |
| Preceded by | James Stanhope and Robert Adam Christopher |
| Succeeded by | Rowland Winn and Sir John Dugdale Astley |
| High Sheriff of Lincolnshire | |
| In office 1836–1836 | |
He was the son of Sir Montague Cholmeley, 1st Baronet and his wife Elizabeth Harrison, daughter of John Harrison.[2] In 1831, he succeeded his father as baronet.[3] In 1826, Cholmeley replaced his father as Member of Parliament (MP) for Grantham, a seat he held until 1831.[4] He was High Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1836[5] and represented North Lincolnshire from 1847 to 1852 and again from 1857 to 1874.[6]
On 10 February 1829, he married Lady Georgiana Beauclerk, fifth daughter of William Beauclerk, 8th Duke of St Albans[5] and his wife Maria née Nelthorpe. They had a daughter and a son, Hugh, who succeeded to the baronetcy.[2]
See also
- Cholmeley baronets
- Easton Hall, the family seat
