Thomas Cholmondeley, 1st Baron Delamere, of Vale Royal, Cheshire, was a British landowner and politician. He was elected MP for Cheshire in 1796, a seat he held until 1812.
Portrait of Thomas Cholmondeley, first Lord Delamere, on His Hunter (study for "The Cheshire Hunt at Tatton Park"), c. 1839, Henry Calvert
"Lord Delamere," etching by Henry Calvert (1798–1869). Thomas Cholmondeley astride a dappled grey hunter.
Vale Royal Great House, formerly the seat of the Barons of Delamere – sold in 1947
Tarporley Hunt Club
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The Tarporley Hunt Club is a hunt club which meets at Tarporley in Cheshire, England. Founded in 1762, it is the oldest surviving such society in England. Its members' exploits were immortalised in th
George Wilbraham, one of the club's founders
Lord Grosvenor was among the early members
Rowland Egerton-Warburton, dubbed the club's poet laureate