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CHICHELEY, Thomas (1614-99), of Wimpole, Cambs. and Great Queen Street, St. Giles in the Fields, Mdx.

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Family and Education

b. 25 Mar. 1614, 1st s. of Sir Thomas Chicheley of Wimpole by Dorothy, da. and coh. of Sir Thomas Kempe of Olantigh, Kent. educ. I. Temple 1632. m. (1) 13 Aug. 1635, Sarah (d. 19 Jan. 1654), da. of Sir William Russell, 1st Bt., of Chippenham, Cambs., 3s. d.v.p. 2da.; (2) c.1655, Anne (bur. 31 July 1662), da. of Sir Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry of Aylesborough, wid. of Sir William Savile, 3rd Bt., of Thornhill, Yorks., 2s. (1 d.v.p.); suc. fa. 1616; Kntd. 2 June 1670.Wards 7/55/175; Le Neve’s Knights (Harl. Soc. viii), 234; E. C. Legh, Lady Newton, Lyme Letters, 5, 17.

Offices Held

Sheriff, Cambs. 1637 – 38, dep. lt. by 1639 – 42, c. Aug. 1660–85; j.p. Cambs. by 1641 – 42, Cambs. and Ely July 1660–87, Cambridge 1679 – ?87, 1689–?d., Westminster by 1687 – Feb. 1688; commr. for disarming recusants, Cambs. 1641; custos rot. Cambs. 1642, Cambs. and Ely July 1660–87; commr. for oyer and terminer, Norfolk circuit July 1660, assessment, Cambs. Aug. 1660–80, Cambridge and Cambridge Univ. 1673 – 80, Ely 1677 – 80, Cambs., Cambridge, Cambridge Univ. and Ely 1689 – 90, corporations, Cambs. 1662 – 63, loyal and indigent officers 1662, sewers, Bedford level 1662 – 63; bailiff, Bedford level 1663 – 65, 1666 – 67, 1670 – 93, conservator 1667 – 70, 1693 – d.; commr. for pontage, Cambridge 1663, 1673; freeman, Portsmouth 1668, Liverpool 1686; high steward, Cambridge 1670 – May 1688, 1689 – d., master, Grocers’ Co. 1686–7.Keeler, Long Parl. 133; C. H. Cooper, Annals of Cambridge, iii. 316, 513, 546, 557, 639–40; iv. 41; CSP Dom. 1689–90, p. 181; Camb. Antiq. Soc. Procs. xvii. 105; S. Wells, Drainage of Bedford Level, i. 350, 456–70; R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 359; Wahlstrand thesis, 58; B. Heath, Grocers’ Co. 211–12.

Commr. for ordnance 1664 – 70, master 1670 – 79; treas. of seamen’s prize-money 1665 – 67; PC 10 June 1670 – 2 Mar. 1687; commr. for inquiry into land settlement [I] 1671, Tangier 1673 – 80; master of ordnance [I] 1674 – 79, member, R. Fishery Co. 1677; ld. of Admiralty 1677 – 79; chancellor, duchy of Lancaster 1682–7.CSP Dom. 1664–5, pp. 49, 413; 1670, p. 224; 1671, p. 358; 1673–5, p. 185; 1679–80, p. 288; Sir Robert Somerville, Duchy of Lancaster Office Holders, 3; Williamson Letters (Cam. Soc. n.s. viii), 149.

Lt. Duke of Richmond’s Horse 1666 – 67; capt. of ft. Portsmouth 1669 – 71, the Tower 1677 – 79; capt. of Life Gds. [I] by 1677–80.CSP Dom. 1677–8, p. 437; 1679–80, pp. 229, 372; HMC Ormonde, n.s. ii. 208.

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CHICHELEY, Thomas (1614-99), of Wimpole, Cambs. and Great Queen Street, St. Giles in the Fields, Mdx.

Main residences: Wimpole, Cambs.; Great Queen Street, St. Giles in the Fields, Mdx.

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E.R.E.

G.J.

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Commons 1660-1690

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CHICHELEY, Thomas (1614-99)

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Oxford 1644

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CHICHELEY, Sir John (c.1640-91), of Southampton Square, Bloomsbury, Mdx.

Read more about CHICHELEY, Sir John (c.1640-91), of Southampton Square, Bloomsbury, Mdx.

Family and Education

b. c. 1640, 2nd s. of Thomas Chicheley by 1st w. educ. I. Temple 1657. m. c.1667, Isabella (d. 29 Nov. 1709), da. and coh. of Sir John Lawson of Alresford, Essex, wid. of Daniel Norton of Southwick, Hants, 5s. (2 d.v.p.) 4da. Kntd. June 1665.Le Neve’s Knights (Harl. Soc. viii), 234; E. C. Legh, Lady Newton, Lyme Letters, 18, 33, 98; W.F.C. Plowden, Chicheley Plowdens, 125.

Offices Held

Ltd. RN 1662, capt. 1663, r.-adm. 1673–5.Lyme Letters, 18, 25–26, 56.

Envoy, Spanish Netherlands 1670; commr. for navy 1675 – 80, ordnance 1679 – 82; ld. of Admiralty 1682 – 84, 1689–90.Bulstrode Pprs. 159; Cal. Treas. Bks. vi. 140.

Freeman, Portsmouth 1675, Liverpool 1686; j.p. Essex, Hants, Kent, Mdx., Norf., Suff., Suss. and Westminster by 1679 – 87, Lancs. and Mdx. 1689 – d.; commr. for assessment, Cambridge 1679 – 80, Lancs. 1689; conservator, Bedford level 1683–d.R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 361; Wahlstrand thesis, 58; Lancs. RO, QSC 102–5; Mdx. RO, MJP/CP5a; S. Wells, Drainage of the Bedford Level, i. 463–5.

Parlimentarian

CHICHELEY, Sir John (c.1640-91), of Southampton Square, Bloomsbury, Mdx.

Main residence: Southampton Square, Bloomsbury, Mdx.

Author

I.C.

G.J.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

CHICHELEY, Sir John (c.1640-91)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

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CHICHESTER, Sir Arthur, 3rd Bt. (c.1662-1718), of Youlston, Devon.

Read more about CHICHESTER, Sir Arthur, 3rd Bt. (c.1662-1718), of Youlston, Devon.

Family and Education

b. c. 1662, 2nd s. of Sir John Chichester, 1st Bt., by 2nd w. m. 15 Apr. 1684, Elizabeth, da. and coh. of Thomas Drewe of Broadhembury Grange, 4s. 6da. suc. bro. Sept. 1680.W. R. Drake, Devon Notes and Notelets, 250; Vivian, Vis. Devon, 307.

Offices Held

Freeman, Barnstaple 1684; commr. for assessment, Devon 1689 – 90, j.p. ?1689 – 96, 1700 – d., dep. lt. 1703–?d.PC 2/76/263.

Parlimentarian

CHICHESTER, Sir Arthur, 3rd Bt. (c.1662-1718), of Youlston, Devon.

Main residence: Youlston, Devon.

Author

J.S.C.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

CHICHESTER, Sir Arthur (c.1662-1718)

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