Family and Education
bap. 14 July 1657, o.s. of Charles Cheyne, 1st Visct. Newhaven [S], by 1st w. educ. Brasenose, Oxf. 1671. m. (1) 16 Dec. 1675, Elizabeth (bur. 10 Aug. 1677), da. of Edmund Thomas of Wenvoe, Glam., s.p.; (2) 6 May 1680, Gertrude (d. 11 June 1732), da. of Robert Pierrepont of Thoresby, Notts., s.p. suc. fa. as 2nd Visct. Newhaven [S] 30 June 1698.
Offices Held
Dep. lt. Bucks. 1677 – Feb. 1688, Sept. 1688 – June 1702, Dec. 1702–12, j.p. 1680 – Feb. 1688, Sept. 1688–?d., col. of militia ft. by 1697 – ?1714, ld. lt. June – Dec. 1702, 1712–14.
Commr. of privy seal 1690 – 92; clerk of the pipe 1703 – 06, 1711–d.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Chesham Bois, Bucks.
Volume
Commons 1660-1690
Web Title
CHEYNE, William (1657-1728)
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