William Chetwynd (c. 1691 – 24 July 1744), of

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, was a British lawyer and politician who sat in the

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from 1722 to 1727. Chetwynd was the second son of John Chetwynd of

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and brother of

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 ...

. He was probably educated at

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between 1706 and 1707 and was admitted at

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on 5 March 1708. He was also admitted at

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in 1707 and called to the bar in 1714. At the 1722 general election Chetwynd was returned as

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for

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, as a government supporter. He did not stand again at the 1727 general election. Chetwynd married. Lady Elizabeth Carew, widow of

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of Beddington, and daughter of Nicholas Hackett of North Crawley, Buckinghamshire on 30 May 1728. He died without issue on 24 July 1744.

References

. {{DEFAULTSORT:Chetwynd, William 1690s births 1744 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1722–1727 Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge