James Cholmondeley | |
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 General James Cholmondeley ca 1759-1761 by Sir Joshua Reynolds | |
| Born | 18 April 1708 Cholmondeley Hall, Cheshire |
| Died | 13 October 1775 Carrington House, Mayfair, London [1] |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  Great Britain |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1725-1750 |
| Rank | General 1770 |
| Unit | Colonel; 48th Foot 1741-1743 34th Foot 1743-1747 12th Lancers 1749 1st Carabiniers 1749–1750 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons 1750–1775 |
| Commands | Governor of Chester 1770-1775 |
| Battles / wars | War of the Austrian Succession Fontenoy 1745 Rising Falkirk |
| Relations | George, 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley, 1666-1733 (father) George, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley, 1703-1770 (brother) George, later Marquess Cholmondeley, 1749-1827 (nephew) |
| Other work | Member of Parliament Bossiney 1731-1734 Camelford 1734-1741 Montgomery 1741-1747 |
James Cholmondeley (18 April 1708 – 13 October 1775) was a British Army officer and Member of Parliament between 1731 and 1747.
He fought at Fontenoy and during the 1745 Rising commanded a brigade at the Battle of Falkirk, where he suffered severe exposure. He retired from politics in 1747 and ceased his active military service in 1750, although promoted General in 1770.
His marriage ended in divorce in 1737 and he had no children; he died in 1775 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
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