Peer and politician. Born George Cholmondeley. He was elected to parliament in the seats of East Looe, and later in Windsor. Under his father-in-law, Sir Robert Walpole, he served as Lord of the Admiralty, Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. He created a home for foundlings in London, in the hope of alleviating the problem of child abandonment.
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3rd Earl of Cholmondeley
{Round plaque:} Upon this site formerly stood the Palace of Richmond, built b...
Founded St Bartholomew's Hospital and Priory in 1123, including the church of St Bartholomew the Great, following a vow made while sick on a pilgrimage to Rome. Prior to that he had been a courtier...
Naval officer. RN Lieut-Governor of Greenwich Hospital. We think this is Broderick Robert Hartwell - born Ireland, with the dates we've given.
President of The Royal College of Surgeons of England in October 2000.
The Kensington and Chelsea Virtual Museum has a photo of the Wilsons' home in Sydney Place captioned with: "During his visits to England Hungarian composer Bela Bartok regularly stayed with Freda a...
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