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Captain Thomas Pitt Hamilton Cholmondeley, 4th Baron Delamere

Also Known As: "Tom Delamere", "Hon. Thomas Cholmondeley"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Withington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Death: April 13, 1979 (78)
Naivasha, Nakuru County, Kenya
Immediate Family:

Son of Hugh Cholmondeley, 3rd Baron Delamere and Lady Florence Anne Florence Anne Cholmondeley
Husband of Diana Broughton
Ex-husband of Phyllis Cholmondeley, Baroness Delamere and Mary Cholmondeley, Lady Delamere
Father of Private; Anne Jeannette Essex Garnett and Hon. Elizabeth Florence Marion Delves Broughton

Occupation: Farmer, soldier, aristocrat
Managed by: Douglas John Nimmo
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About Thomas Cholmondeley, 4th Baron Delamere

Thomas Pitt Hamilton Cholmondeley, 4th Baron Delamere of Vale Royal

  • Born on 19 August 1900.
  • Son of Hugh Cholmondeley, 3rd Baron Delamere of Vale Royal and Lady Florence Anne Cole.
  • Married, firstly, Phyllis Anne Montagu Douglas Scott, daughter of Lord George William Montagu Douglas Scott and Lady Elizabeth Emily Manners, on 14 June 1924. He and Phyllis Anne Montagu Douglas Scott were divorced in 1944.
  • Married, secondly, Hon. Ruth Mary Clarisse Ashley, daughter of Lt.-Col. Wilfred William Ashley, 1st and last Baron Mount Temple and Amalia Mary Maud Cassel, on 15 June 1944. He and Hon. Ruth Mary Clarisse Ashley were divorced in 1955.
  • Married, thirdly, Diana Caldwell, daughter of Seymore Caldwell, on 26 March 1955.
  • Died on 13 April 1979 at age 78.
  • Educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.
  • Succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Delamere of Vale Royal, co. Chester [U.K., 1821] on 13 November 1931.
  • Captain in the service of the Welsh Guards.
  • Fought in the Second World War.
  • Chairman of Everitts Advertising Ltd. Children of Thomas Pitt Hamilton Cholmondeley, 4th Baron Delamere of Vale Royal and Phyllis Anne Montagu Douglas Scott
  • Hon. Elizabeth Florence Marion Cholmondeley b. 26 Dec 1925, d. 1988
  • Hon. Anne Jeannetta Essex Cholmondeley b. 2 Sep 1927, d. 18 Oct 2013
  • Hugh George Cholmondeley, 5th Baron Delamere of Pitt River b. 18 Jan 1934

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Thomas Cholmondeley, 4th Baron Delamere's Timeline

1900
August 19, 1900
Withington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1925
December 26, 1925
1927
September 1927
1979
April 13, 1979
Age 78
Naivasha, Nakuru County, Kenya