Thomas Cholmondeley (farmer)

The Honourable
Thomas Cholmondeley
Born(1968-06-19)19 June 1968
Nairobi, Kenya
Died17 August 2016(2016-08-17) (aged 48)
Nairobi, Kenya
NationalityKenyan
EducationEton College
Occupations
  • Farmer
  • businessman
Spouse
Sally Brewerton
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(m. 1998; div. 2010)​
PartnerSally Dudmesh
Children2
Parents

Thomas Patrick Gilbert Cholmondeley (/ˈtʃʌmli/ CHUM-lee;[1] 19 June 1968 – 17 August 2016)[2] was a Kenyan farmer. He was the great-grandson of the 3rd Baron Delamere, one of the first and most influential British settlers in Kenya,[3] and was heir to the Delamere title at the time of his death, being the eldest son of the 5th Baron Delamere.[4]

In April 2005, he shot and killed a Kenya Wildlife Service game ranger on his ranch. He claimed self-defence, and the murder case was dropped before going to trial.[5] In May 2006, he shot and killed a poacher on his Soysambu estate near Lake Naivasha. He was acquitted of murder, but found guilty of manslaughter[6] and sentenced to serve eight months in prison. He was released on 23 October 2009,[7] and died in 2016.

  1. ^ Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman, ISBN 9781405881180
  2. ^ "Aristocrat Tom Cholmondeley dies aged 48". Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Profile: Thomas Cholmondeley". BBC News. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Aristocrat guilty of manslaughter". BBC News. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  5. ^ Gettleman, Jeffrey (14 May 2009). "Kenya: Aristocrat Sentenced for Killing Poacher". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  6. ^ "Aristocrat guilty of manslaughter". BBC News. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  7. ^ "Convicted Kenya aristocrat freed". BBC News. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2009.