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
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First name was Thomas but he did not use it. The first Provost of University College London, 1904–1929. Vice-Chancellor of the University of London from 1928 to 1930.
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Lord Mayor in 1985.
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