Viscount Chetwynd, of Bearhaven in the County of Kerry, is a title in the

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. It was created in 1717 for

Walter Chetwynd Walter Chetwynd FRS (1 May 1633 – 21 March 1693), of Ingestre Hall, Staffordshire was an English antiquary and politician. Life He was the only child of Walter Chetwynd (1598–1669), the eldest son of Walter Chetwynd (died 1638), who buil ...

, with remainder to the issue male of his father John Chetwynd. He was made Baron Rathdowne, in the County of Dublin, at the same time, also in the Peerage of Ireland and with the same remainder. Chetwynd notably represented

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in the

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on three occasions between 1702 and 1734, and also served as ambassador to

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. He was succeeded according to the special remainders by his younger brother, the second Viscount, who sat as a

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for St Mawes, Stockbridge and, from 1738 to 1747 for Stafford and served as ambassador to

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. On the death of the second Viscount the titles passed to his younger brother, William, the third Viscount, who was Member of Parliament for Stafford and

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and served as

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from 1745 to 1769. The family estate at

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passed, however, to the second Viscount's daughter, whose son became

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. William was succeeded by his son, the fourth Viscount who represented Stockbridge in the House of Commons. His great-great-grandson, the eighth Viscount, served as managing director of the National Shell Filling Factory at

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during the

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. For his services to the war effort he was made a

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in 1917. the titles are held by his great-grandson, the eleventh Viscount, who succeeded his father in 2015.

Viscounts Chetwynd (1717)

Walter Chetwynd, 1st Viscount Chetwynd Walter Chetwynd, 1st Viscount Chetwynd (3 June 1678 – 21 February 1736), of Rudge and Ingestre, Staffordshire was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1702 and 1734. Chetwynd was the eldest son of John Chetwynd o ...

(1678–1736) *

John Chetwynd, 2nd Viscount Chetwynd John Chetwynd, 2nd Viscount Chetwynd (c.1680 – 21 June 1767) was a British diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1715 and 1747. Chetwynd was the second son of John Chetwynd of Ingestre and his wife Lucy Roane, daughter ...

(–1767) *

William Richard 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 o ...

(1684–1770) *

William Chetwynd, 4th Viscount Chetwynd William Chetwynd, 4th Viscount Chetwynd of Bearhaven (25 November 1721 – 12 November 1791) was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1747 to 1754. Early life Chetwynd was born on 25 November 1721 and was baptised on 2 ...

(1721–1791) *Richard Chetwynd, 5th Viscount Chetwynd (1757–1821) *Richard Walter Chetwynd, 6th Viscount Chetwynd (1800–1879) *Richard Walter Chetwynd, 7th Viscount Chetwynd (1823–1911) * Godfrey John Boyle Chetwynd, 8th Viscount Chetwynd (1863–1936) *Adam Duncan Chetwynd, 9th Viscount Chetwynd (1904–1965) *Adam Richard John Casson Chetwynd, 10th Viscount Chetwynd (1935–2015) *Adam Douglas Chetwynd, 11th Viscount Chetwynd (born 1969) The

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is the present holder's elder son the Hon. Connor Adam Chetwynd (born 2001)

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* *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
''Staffordshire Historical Collections, Volume 4'' (1883) pp 1–20 from British History Online
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chetwynd Viscountcies in the Peerage of Ireland Peerages created with special remainders Noble titles created in 1717

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