John Palmer Bruce Chichester, 1st Baronet (c. 1794 – 20 December 1851) was an English Whig politician who sat in the

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from 1831 to 1841. Arlington Court 01

Chichester was the son of Colonel John Chichester of

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, Barnstaple. He served in the Royal Navy. Chichester became

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in 1831 when he was living at Llanbadarn Fawr, Cardiganshire. At the 1831 general election Chichester was elected

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(MP) for

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. He held the seat until 1841. He was created a

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in 1840. Chichester died at the age of 57. Chichester married Caroline Thistlethwayte. Their son Alexander inherited the baronetcy.Sir Alexander Bruce Chichester

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* 1790s births 1851 deaths Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Barnstaple UK MPs 1832–1835 UK MPs 1831–1832 UK MPs 1835–1837 UK MPs 1837–1841 Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

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