Sir Montague Cholmeley, 2nd Baronet explained

Sir Montague John Cholmeley, 2nd Baronet (5 August 1802 – 18 January 1874)^[1] was a British Liberal Party politician and baronet.

He was the son of Sir Montague Cholmeley, 1st Baronet and his wife Elizabeth Harrison, daughter of John Harrison. In 1831, he succeeded his father as baronet.^[2] In 1826, Cholmeley replaced his father as Member of Parliament (MP) for Grantham, a seat he held until 1831.^[3] He was High Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1836 and represented North Lincolnshire from 1847 to 1852 and again from 1857 to 1874.^[4]

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.^[6]

See also

• Cholmeley baronets
• Easton Hall, the family seat

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leigh Rayment – Baronetage . https://web.archive.org/web/20080501224824/http://www.leighrayment.com/baronetage/baronetsC2.htm . 1 May 2008 . usurped . 30 March 2009 .
2. Book: Burke, John . A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire . Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley . London . I . 4th . 1832 . 242 .
3. Web site: Leigh Rayment – British House of Commons, Grantham . https://web.archive.org/web/20090501093633/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Gcommons2.htm . 1 May 2009 . usurped . 1 April 2009 .
4. Web site: Leigh Rayment – British House of Commons, North Lincolnshire . https://web.archive.org/web/20081029034529/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/lcommons3.htm . 29 October 2008 . usurped . 30 March 2009 .
5. Web site: ThePeerage – Sir Montague John Cholmeley, 2nd Bt . 12 January 2009.
6. Book: Lodge, Edmund . The Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire . Hurst and Blackett . London . 28th . 1859 . 669–670 .