William Chetwynd, 3rd Viscount Chetwynd
William Richard Chetwynd, 3rd Viscount Chetwynd (1684 – 3 April 1770) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1770.
Early life
Chetwynd was the youngest son of John Chetwynd (1643–1702) and thus younger brother of Walter Chetwynd, 1st Viscount Chetwynd and John Chetwynd, 2nd Viscount Chetwynd. He was educated at Westminster School (c.1698–1702) and Christ Church, Oxford. In 1706, he became secretary to his elder brother John on his appointment as British envoy to Savoy at Turin, and in 1708 became British Resident at Genoa. During the financial crisis precipitated by the War of the Spanish Succession, the Chetwynd brothers drew on their commercial credit to provide General James Stanhope with the funds he needed to pay the British troops in Spain.[1] William was recalled to England in 1712. He married Honora Baker, the daughter of William Baker, consul at Algiers in 1715.[2]
Political career
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Chetwynd was returned unopposed with his brother Walter as Member of Parliament for Stafford at the 1715 general election and was appointed to office as a junior Lord of the Admiralty in 1717. Both brothers were defeated in a contest at Stafford in 1722 but he also stood for Parliament on the Navy interest at Plymouth and was returned there in 1722. Having voted with his friend Viscount Bolingbroke he lost his post at the Admiralty in 1727 and was not put forward for Plymouth again at the 1727 general election. He was elected MP for Stafford in 1734 in place of his brother Walter and was returned unopposed in 1741. In 1743 he was slightly injured in a duel at Parliament with Horatio Walpole. He was appointed master of the mint in 1744 and held the post until 1769. In 1745 he was appointed under-secretary of state and held the post until 1748. He was returned for Stafford again at the 1747 general election.[2] He was returned for Stafford at the general elections of 1754, 1761 and after succeeding to his brother's Irish peerage under a special remainder in 1767 at the 1768 general election.[3]
Death and legacy
Chetwynd died on 3 April 1770 aged 86. He had two sons and four daughters, but disinherited his surviving son, William, who became the 4th Viscount.[2]
Chetwynd built and lived in Chetwynd House in Stafford, which later was used as Stafford Post Office.
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References
- ^ Buchan, James (2018), John Law: A Scottish Adventurer in the Eighteenth Century, Maclehose Press, London, pp. 83 - 85, ISBN 9781848666085
- ^ a b c "CHETWYND, William Richard (?1683-1770), of Chetwynd House, Stafford". History of Parliament Online (1715-1754). Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "CHETWYND, William Richard (?1683-1770), of Ingestre Hall, Staffs". History of Parliament Online (1754-1790). Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ Burke's Peerage. 1868.
- H. M. Stephens, 'Chetwynd, William Richard, third Viscount Chetwynd (1685?–1770)’, rev. Philip Carter, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004) [1], accessed 15 Nov 2008.
- Burkes' Peerage (1939 edition).
- Craig, John (1953). The Mint: A History of the London Mint from A.D. 287 to 1948. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. p. 225. ASIN B0000CIHG7.
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Preceded by Henry Vernon The 1st Viscount Chetwynd | Member of Parliament for Stafford 1715–1722 With: The 1st Viscount Chetwynd | Succeeded by Thomas Foley John Dolphin |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Plymouth 1722–1727 With: Hon. Pattee Byng | Succeeded by Arthur Stert George Treby |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Stafford 1734–1770 With: Thomas Foley 1734–1738 The 2nd Viscount Chetwynd 1738–1747 John Robins 1747–1754 William Richard Chetwynd 1754–1767 John Crewe 1765–1768 Richard Whitworth 1768–1770 | Succeeded by |
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Preceded by ? | British Resident at Genoa 1708–1712 | Succeeded by ? |
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Preceded by Richard Arundell | Master of the Mint 1745–1769 | Succeeded by |
Peerage of Ireland | ||
Preceded by | Viscount Chetwynd 1767–1770 | Succeeded by |
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