Sir John Chetwode, 4th Baronet (11 May 1764 – 17 December 1845) [1] was a British politician and baronet.
Born in Stockport, he was the only surviving son of Sir John Chetwode, 3rd Baronet and his wife Dorothy Bretland, third daughter of Thomas Bretland. [2] In 1779, he succeeded his father as baronet. [2]
He was commissioned as a captain in the Staffordshire Yeomanry when it was formed on 4 July 1794. He remained with the regoient until 1800, but apparently never commanded a Troop. [3]
He entered the British House of Commons in 1815, sitting for Newcastle-under-Lyme until 1818. [4] He represented Buckingham as Member of Parliament (MP) from 1841 until his death in 1845. [5]
On 26 October 1785, he married firstly Lady Henrietta Grey, eldest daughter of George Grey, 5th Earl of Stamford in Dunham Massey. [2] She died in 1826 [6] and Chetwode married Elizabeth Bristow, daughter of John Bristow in 1827. [7] He had seven daughters and eight sons by his first wife. [6] Chetwode died, aged 82 at his residence in Bognor Regis and was buried in Mucklestone. [8] He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his oldest son John. [8]
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