Hugh Cholmondeley, 5th Baron Delamere

The Rt Hon. Hugh George Cholmondeley, 5th Baron Delamere (/ˈtʃʌmli/; born 18 January 1934), styled The Honourable Hugh George Cholmondeley from birth until 1979, is a British peer.^[1] He is a well-known figure in the evolution and development of post-colonial Kenya. He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge.^[2] He owns the vast Soysambu Ranch in Kenya.

Personal

Lord Delamere was the eldest son of The 4th Baron Delamere, whom he succeeded as baron in 1979.^[3] His mother was Phyllis Anne Montagu Douglas Scott, granddaughter of both The 6th Duke of Buccleuch and The 7th Duke of Rutland.^[1] Hugh Delamere (as he is known to family and friends) is an indirect descendant of Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.^[4]

On 11 April 1964, Cholmondeley married Anne Renison, daughter of Sir Patrick Renison.^[1] The couple had one son:

• The Hon. Thomas Patrick Gilbert (usually known simply as Tom; b. 19 Jan 1968)^[1]

Vale Royal Great House, formerly the seat of the Barons of Delamere -- sold in 1947

Lands and estates

In this period, the Cholmondeley family continued to own land in Cheshire, and to have other holdings in the United Kingdom; but the former baronial seat of Vale Royal Abbey was sold in 1947.^[5] Lord Delamere has lived, worked and invested most of his life in building modern Kenya. He continues to own the vast Soysambu Ranch in Kenya.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Hugh Cholmondeley, 5th Baron Delamere

16. Thomas Cholmondeley, 1st Baron Delamere               8. Hugh Cholmondeley, 2nd Baron Delamere                       17. Henrietta Williams-Wynn               4. Hugh Cholmondeley, 3rd Baron Delamere                             18. George Seymour               9. Augusta Seymour                       19. Hon. Gertrude Trevor               2. Thomas Cholmondeley, 4th Baron Delamere                                   20. William Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen               10. Lowry Cole, 4th Earl of Enniskillen                       21. Jane Casamaijor               5. Lady Florence Cole                             22. Douglas Baird               11. Charlotte Baird                       23. Charlotte Acton               1. Hugh Cholmondeley, 5th Baron Delamere                                         24. Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch               12. William Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch                       25. Lady Charlotte Thynne               6. Lord George Montagu Douglas Scott                             26. James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn               13. Lady Louisa Hamilton                       27. Lady Louisa Russell               3. Phyllis Montagu Douglas Scott                                   28. John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland               14. John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland                       29. Lady Elizabeth Howard               7. Lady Elizabeth Manners                             30. Thomas Hughan               15. Janetta Hughan                       31. Lady Louisa Beauclerk

Notes

1. Lundy, Darryl. "5th Baron Delamere, ID #68399". The Peerage.
2. Wright, Rupert "The Kennedys of Kenya," The Spectator (London). April 11, 1998.
3. Lundy, Darryl. "4th Baron Delamere, ID #13979". The Peerage.
4. Hayden, Joseph. (1851). The book of dignities, pp. 527, 565.
5. Holland, G.D et al. (1977). Vale Royal Abbey and House, p. 32; Westair-Reproductions: Cheshire, Museum finder

References

• Debrett, John, Charles Kidd, David Williamson. (1990). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. New York: Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-333-38847-1
• Hayden, Joseph. (1851). The book of dignities: containing rolls of the official personages of the British Empire. London: Longmans, Brown, Green, and Longmans. OCLC 2359133
• Holland, G.D et al. (1977). Vale Royal Abbey and House. Winsford, Cheshire: Winsford Local History Society. OCLC 27001031
• Wright, Rupert "The Kennedys of Kenya," The Spectator (London). April 11, 1998.