Sir John Chichester, 4th Baronet
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Richard Coffin
John Basset
Sir John Chichester, 4th Baronet | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Barnstaple | |
| In office 1734–1740 | |
| Preceded by | Theophilus Fortescue Richard Coffin |
| Succeeded by | Theophilus Fortescue John Basset |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1689 |
| Died | 2 September 1740 (aged 50–51) |
| Spouse(s) |
Anne Leigh
(m. 1715; died 1723)Frances Hall
(m. 1733; died 1740) |
| Parent(s) | Sir Arthur Chichester, 3rd Baronet Elizabeth Drewe |
Sir John Chichester, 4th Baronet (1689 – 2 September 1740) of Youlston Park in the parish of Shirwell near Barnstaple, Devon was a British landowner and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1734 to 1740.
Chichester was baptized on 2 January 1689, the eldest son and heir of Sir Arthur Chichester, 3rd Baronet, MP of Youlston, near Barnstaple, Devon, and his wife Elizabeth Drewe, daughter of Thomas Drewe of The Grange, Broadhembury, Devon.
Career
In 1718, he succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father.
Chichester was a Jacobite during the first few years of the reign of King George I (1714–1727) and was in touch with Atterbury’s agents during the plot of 1722. He was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament for Barnstaple at the 1734 British general election. He voted against the Spanish convention, but made little other impression in Parliament.[1]
Personal life
In about 1715, Chichester married Anne Leigh (1695–1723), daughter and heiress of John Leigh of Apse, Newport, Isle of Wight, MP for Newport. Before her death in July 1723, they were the parents of the following children:[2]
- Katherine Chichester, who married George III Musgrave of Nettlecombe and Combe Sydenham, both in Somerset, in 1740.
- Anne Chichester (b. 1719), who married William Sanford of Nynehead, Somerset.
- Florence Chichester, who married Rev. John Sanford, Rector of Moniton, Somerset.
- Sir John Chichester, 5th Baronet (1721–1784), the High Sheriff of Devon in 1753; he married Frances Chudleigh, a daughter of Sir George Chudleigh, 4th Baronet,[3] and Frances Davie (co-heiress of Sir William Davie, 4th Baronet of Creedy, Sandford)[4][5]
- Rev. William Chichester (1722–1770), Rector of Georgeham and Shirwell;[2] he married Mary Bellarmine, daughter of John Bellarmine (or Ballyman) of Hart, Heanton Punchardon, Devon.
- Charlotte Chichester (1723–1748)
His wife Anne died in July 1723 and in 1733 he married, as his second wife, Frances Hall, widow of Francis Hall (died 1728) of West Sandford, Crediton, and daughter of Andrew Quicke (1666–1736) of Newton St. Cyres, Devon.[6]
Chichester died on 2 September 1740 and the baronetcy passed to his eldest son John.[6]
Descendants
Through his eldest son John, he was a grandfather of Sir John Chichester, 6th Baronet, who died unmarried in 1808 without issue.[6]
Through his second son, William, he was a grandfather of Sir Arthur Chichester, 7th Baronet (1790–1842), who was the heir of his cousin John and father to Sir Arthur Chichester, 8th Baronet.[6]
