William Cheyne, 2nd Viscount Newhaven
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William Cheyne, 2nd Viscount Newhaven (14 July 1657 – 26 May 1728) 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.
Cheyne was the son of Charles Cheyne, 1st Viscount Newhaven
and his wife Lady Jane Cavendish, daughter of the first Duke of Newcastle
. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford
on 14 July 1671 aged 14.
In 1681, Cheyne was elected Member of Parliament
for Amersham
and sat until 1687. He was elected MP for Appleby
in 1689 and sat until 1695. In 1696 he was elected MP for Buckinghamshire
and held the seat until 1701. In that time he was three times also elected for Amersham, but chose to sit for Buckinghamshire. He succeeded to the title and the estates at Chelsea on the death of his father in 1698. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
for six months in 1702 until opposed by the Whigs
. He was re-elected MP for Buckinghamshire in 1702 and sat until 1705. He was then elected MP for Amersham and sat until 1707 when under the Acts of Union 1707
, having a Scottish peerage, he was required to sit in the House of Lords. In 1712 he sold the estates in Chelsea to Sir Hans Sloane. Cheyne Walk
was named after him He was Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire for the second time for two years from 1712 after which he lost the position on the succession of King George I
.
After he died, without heir, in 1728 he was buried in Drayton Beauchamp
in Buckinghamshire. He was the last of the Cheyne family after whom Chenies
in Buckinghamshire is named.
Tory
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politician who sat in the House of Commons
House of Commons of England
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from 1681 until 1707 when as a viscount
Viscount
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in the Peerage of Scotland
Peerage of Scotland
The Peerage of Scotland is the division of the British Peerage for those peers created in the Kingdom of Scotland before 1707. With that year's Act of Union, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England were combined into the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a new Peerage of Great Britain was...
he was required to sit in the House of Lords.
Cheyne was the son of Charles Cheyne, 1st Viscount Newhaven
Charles Cheyne, 1st Viscount Newhaven
Charles Cheyne, 1st Viscount Newhaven was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1660 and 1698....
and his wife 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...
. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, Oxford
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on 14 July 1671 aged 14.
In 1681, 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...
and sat until 1687. He was elected MP for Appleby
Appleby (UK Parliament constituency)
Appleby was a parliamentary constituency in the former county of Westmorland in England. It existed for two separate periods: from 1295 to 1832, and from 1885 to 1918....
in 1689 and sat until 1695. In 1696 he was elected MP for Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Buckinghamshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.Its most prominent member was...
and held the seat until 1701. In that time he was three times also elected for Amersham, but chose to sit for Buckinghamshire. He succeeded to the title and the estates at Chelsea on the death of his father in 1698. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
There has been a Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire almost continuously since the position was created by King Henry VIII in 1535. The only exception to this was the English Civil War and English Interregnum between 1643 and 1660 when there was no king to support the Lieutenancy...
for six months in 1702 until opposed by the Whigs
British Whig Party
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. He was re-elected MP for Buckinghamshire in 1702 and sat until 1705. He was then elected MP for Amersham and sat until 1707 when under the Acts of Union 1707
Acts of Union 1707
The Acts of Union were two Parliamentary Acts - the Union with Scotland Act passed in 1706 by the Parliament of England, and the Union with England Act passed in 1707 by the Parliament of Scotland - which put into effect the terms of the Treaty of Union that had been agreed on 22 July 1706,...
, having a Scottish peerage, he was required to sit in the House of Lords. In 1712 he sold the estates in Chelsea to Sir Hans Sloane. Cheyne Walk
Cheyne Walk
Cheyne Walk , is a historic street in Chelsea, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It takes its name from William Lord Cheyne who owned the manor of Chelsea until 1712. Most of the houses were built in the early 18th century. Before the construction in the 19th century of the busy...
was named after him He was Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire for the second time for two years from 1712 after which he lost the position on the succession of King George I
George I of Great Britain
George I was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death, and ruler of the Duchy and Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698....
.
After he died, without heir, in 1728 he was buried in Drayton Beauchamp
Drayton Beauchamp
Drayton Beauchamp is a village and civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the east of the county, near the border boundary Hertfordshire, about six miles from Aylesbury and two miles from Tring.-History:...
in Buckinghamshire. He was the last of the Cheyne family after whom Chenies
Chenies
Chenies is a village in the very eastern part of south Buckinghamshire, England, near the border with Hertfordshire. It is situated to the east of Chesham and the Chalfonts. Chenies is also a civil parish within Chiltern district....
in Buckinghamshire is named.