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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Solicitor and Westminster Councillor. Mayor of Westminster 1996/97.
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Bronze. This statue, considered Clarke's best work, belongs to the select group of seated London statues - see Peabody.
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