George Chetwynd (23 July 178324 May 1850), of Brocton Hall, near

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and Grendon Hall (demolished, 1933), near

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, was an English politician. He was born the eldest son of Sir George Chetwynd, 1st Baronet of

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and educated at

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(1798-1802) and

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(1802). He entered

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in 1808 to study law and was

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in 1813. He succeeded his father in 1824. He was commissioned as Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the Central Regiment, Staffordshire Local Militia, on 9 April 1810. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for

from 1820 to 1826 and was appointed Sheriff of Warwickshire for 1828–29. He died in 1850. He had married Hannah Maria, the daughter and coheiress of John Sparrow of Bishton Hall, Staffordshire and had 2 sons and 3 daughters. He was succeeded by Sir George Chetwynd, 3rd Baronet. His younger son William Henry Chetwynd was involved in a sensational divorce case in 1865.

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