Walter Chetwynd was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

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 at various times between 1584 and 1614.

Chetwynd was the son of John Chetwynd of Ingestre and his second wife Margery Middlemore, daughter of Robert Middlemore of Edgbaston, Warwickshire. He was educated at Barnard's Inn

Barnard's Inn

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 and at Gray's Inn

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 in 1582. In 1584, he was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Newcastle under Lyme. He was re-elected MP for Newcastle in 1586. From about 1592 he was J.P.

Justice of the Peace

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 for Shropshire and by 1596 he was JP for Staffordshire. He was commissioner for musters for Staffordshire in 1601. In 1604 he was knighted and was elected MP for Newcastle under Lyme again. He was sheriff from 1607 to 1608. He succeeded his half-brother Sir William Chetwynd to the family estates of Ingestre in 1612. From 1613 to 1614 he was mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme. In 1614 he was elected MP for Staffordshire

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Chetwynd married forstly Mary Mullins, daughter of John Mullins, archdeacon of London and had two sons and a daughter. He married secondly Catherine Unton, widow of Edward Unton of Wadley, Berkshire and daughter of Sir George Hastings.