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Nathaniel Cholmley

1721 – 1791

British Member of Parliament

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Lived 1721 – 1791 (aged 69). Nathaniel Cholmley was a British politician.

Nathaniel Cholmley (15 November 1721 – 11 March 1791) was a British Member of Parliament.

Life He was the son of Hugh Cholmley MP and his wife Catherine, the daughter of Sir John Wentworth, 1st Bt.

He was elected to Parliament for the constituency of Aldborough from 1756 to 1768 and for Boroughbridge from 1768 to 1774.

He commissioned the remodelling of his seat at Howsham Hall in North Yorkshire, employing Capability Brown to lay out the parkland.

Family Cholmley married three times; firstly in 1750, Catherine, the daughter of Sir Rowland Winn, 4th Baronet of Nostell Priory, Yorkshire, with whom he had two daughters; secondly, in 1757, Henrietta Catherine, daughter of Stephen Croft of Stillington, Yorkshire who gave him a son and two daughters and thirdly, in 1774, Anne Jesse, daughter of Leonard Smelt of Langton, Yorkshire.

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Member of the 11th Parliament of Great Britain, Member of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain, Member of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain, High Sheriff of Yorkshire

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Who was Nathaniel Cholmley?

British Member of Parliament (1721-1791)

When was Nathaniel Cholmley born?

Nathaniel Cholmley was born on 15 November 1721.

When did Nathaniel Cholmley die?

Nathaniel Cholmley died on 11 March 1791.

What was Nathaniel Cholmley's occupation?

Nathaniel Cholmley was a politician.

What nationality was Nathaniel Cholmley?

Nathaniel Cholmley was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Nathaniel Cholmley

· Wikidata: Q26791860

· DBpedia: Nathaniel Cholmley

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