Charles Cheyne, 1st Viscount Newhaven
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Charles Cheyne, 1st Viscount Newhaven (23 October 1625 - 30 June 1698) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
at various times between 1660 and 1698.
Cheyne was the son of Francis Cheyne of Chesham Bois and his wife Anne Fleetwood, daughter of Sir WIlliam Fleetwood of Great Missenden Buckinghamshire. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford on 29 January 1640, aged 14 and was of Lincoln's Inn
in 1642, (as Cheney). He inherited Cogenho, Northamptonshire in 1644 and purchased the manor of Chelsea and Chelsea Place with the dowry of his wife, Lady Jane Cheyne, 1657. He paid for the house in instalments beginning in 1657 with £1,900 and made the final payment for whole estate in 1661 at a total cost of £13,626.
In 1660, Cheyne was elected Member of Parliament
for Amersham
in the Convention Parliament. He was elected MP for Great Marlow
in March 1669 to the Cavalier Parliament
and sat until 1679. He was created Viscount Newhaven
(in Scotland) on 17 May 1681. In 1690 he was elected MP for Harwich
and Newport (Cornwall)
and chose to sit for Harwich until 1695. In 1695 he was elected MP for Newport and sat until his death.
Cheyne died at the age of 72 and was buried at Chelsea old church on 13 July 1698 where a monument on the north wall commemorated him and his wife Lady Jane Cheyne who was a considerable benefactress of the building.
Cheyne married Lady Jane Cavendish, daughter of the first Duke of Newcastle
and had a son, William Cheyne
, who became 2nd Viscount Newhaven. His second wife was Isabella, Countess of Radnor widow of Johh Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor, and daughter of Sir John Smyth of Bidborough, Kent.
House of Commons of England
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at various times between 1660 and 1698.
Cheyne was the son of Francis Cheyne of Chesham Bois and his wife Anne Fleetwood, daughter of Sir WIlliam Fleetwood of Great Missenden Buckinghamshire. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford on 29 January 1640, aged 14 and was of Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
in 1642, (as Cheney). He inherited Cogenho, Northamptonshire in 1644 and purchased the manor of Chelsea and Chelsea Place with the dowry of his wife, Lady Jane Cheyne, 1657. He paid for the house in instalments beginning in 1657 with £1,900 and made the final payment for whole estate in 1661 at a total cost of £13,626.
In 1660, Cheyne was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Amersham
Amersham (UK Parliament constituency)
Amersham, often spelt as Agmondesham, was a constituency of the House of Commons of England until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and finally in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
in the Convention Parliament. He was elected MP for Great Marlow
Great Marlow (UK Parliament constituency)
Great Marlow, sometimes simply called Marlow, was a parliamentary borough in Buckinghamshire. It elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons between 1301 and 1307, and again from 1624 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.-History:In the...
in March 1669 to the Cavalier Parliament
Cavalier Parliament
The Cavalier Parliament of England lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. It was the longest English Parliament, enduring for nearly 18 years of the quarter century reign of Charles II of England...
and sat until 1679. He was created Viscount Newhaven
Viscount Newhaven
Viscount Newhaven was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1681 for Charles Cheyne , Member of Parliament and Clerk of the Pipe. He was made Lord Cheyne at the same time, also in the Peerage of Scotland. He married Lady Jane Cavendish, daughter of the first Duke of Newcastle and...
(in Scotland) on 17 May 1681. In 1690 he was elected MP for Harwich
Harwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Harwich was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Until its abolition for the 2010 general election it elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
and Newport (Cornwall)
Newport (Cornwall) (UK Parliament constituency)
Newport was a rotten borough situated in Cornwall. It is now within the town of Launceston, which was itself also a parliamentary borough at the same period...
and chose to sit for Harwich until 1695. In 1695 he was elected MP for Newport and sat until his death.
Cheyne died at the age of 72 and was buried at Chelsea old church on 13 July 1698 where a monument on the north wall commemorated him and his wife Lady Jane Cheyne who was a considerable benefactress of the building.
Cheyne married Lady Jane Cavendish, daughter of the first Duke of Newcastle
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne KG KB PC was an English polymath and aristocrat, having been a poet, equestrian, playwright, swordsman, politician, architect, diplomat and soldier...
and had a son, William Cheyne
William Cheyne, 2nd Viscount Newhaven
William Cheyne, 2nd Viscount Newhaven was an English Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1681 until 1707 when as a viscount in the Peerage of Scotland he was required to sit in the House of Lords....
, who became 2nd Viscount Newhaven. His second wife was Isabella, Countess of Radnor widow of Johh Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor, and daughter of Sir John Smyth of Bidborough, Kent.