Charles Cheyne, 1st Viscount Newhaven (23 October 1625 – 30 June 1698) was an English politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1660 and 1698.

Origins

He was the son of Francis Cheyne of

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by his wife Anne Fleetwood, a daughter of Sir William Fleetwood of

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, Buckinghamshire. History of Parliament Online – Cheyne, Charles
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Career

He matriculated at

Brasenose College, Oxford Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It began as Brasenose Hall in the 13th century, before being founded as a college in 1509. The l ...

on 29 January 1640, aged 14, and was a law student at

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in 1642, (as "Cheney"). In 1644 he inherited the estate of Cogenhoe in Northamptonshire and in 1657 purchased the manor of Chelsea, in

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(now subsumed by Central London), and its main house, Chelsea Place, financed by the dowry of his wife Lady Jane Cavendish. He paid for the house in instalments beginning in 1657 with £1,900 and made the final payment for whole estate in 1661 at a total cost of £13,626. In 1660 Cheyne was elected a member of parliament for

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, Buckinghamshire, in the Convention Parliament. He was elected a member of parliament for

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, Buckinghamshire, in March 1669 to the

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and sat until 1679. He was created Viscount Newhaven (in Scotland) on 17 May 1681. In 1690 he was elected a member of parliament for

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in Essex and for Newport in Cornwall and chose to sit for Harwich until 1695. In 1695 he was elected for Newport and sat until his death.

Marriages and children

He married twice: *Firstly to Lady Jane Cavendish, a daughter of

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, by whom he had issue a son and two daughters: **

William Cheyne, 2nd Viscount Newhaven William Cheyne, 2nd Viscount Newhaven (14 July 1657 – 26 May 1728) was an English Tory politician and peer who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1681 until 1707 when as a viscount in the Peerage of Scotland he was required to sit in ...

, son and heir; **Elizabeth Cheyne; **Catharine Cheyne; *Secondly he married Isabella Smyth (Countess of Radnor), a daughter of Sir John Smyth of Bidborough in Kent and widow of

John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor (160617 July 1685) was an English politician, peer and military officer who fought for the Roundheads, Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War. He retired from public life before the trial and executi ...

Death and burial

Cheyne died at the age of 72 and was buried at

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on 13 July 1698, where a monument on the north wall commemorated him and his wife Lady Jane Cavendish who was a considerable benefactress of the building. 'Religious history: The parish church', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 12: Chelsea (2004), pp. 238-250. Date accessed: 6 April 2011
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References

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