About William Chetwynd
Lived 1788 – 1873 (aged 84–85). William Chetwynd was a British politician.
William Fawkener Chetwynd (15 October 1788 – 25 April 1873) was a British politician.
Chetwynd lived at Brocton Hall in Staffordshire. He studied at Brasenose College, Oxford, then served as a captain in the 1st Life Guards. He stood in Stafford at the 1832 UK general election, winning a seat for the Whigs. In Parliament, he argued against non-conformist Protestants being permitted to take their seats. He held his seat until the 1841 UK general election, when he retired. He later served as a major in the British Army.
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Who was William Chetwynd?
politician, died 1873
When was William Chetwynd born?
William Chetwynd was born in 1788.
When did William Chetwynd die?
William Chetwynd died in 1873.
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William Chetwynd was a politician.
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William Chetwynd was British.
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