William Chetwynd, 4th Viscount Chetwynd
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Charles Churchill
George Hay
25 November 1721
The Viscount Chetwynd of Bearhaven | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Stockbridge | |
| In office 1747–1754 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Humphrey Monoux Charles Churchill |
| Succeeded by | John Gibbons George Hay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Chetwynd 25 November 1721 London, England |
| Died | 12 November 1791 (aged 69) |
| Party | Whig |
| Spouse |
Susannah Cope
(after 1751) |
| Relations | Henry Goulburn (grandson) Frederick Goulburn Granville William Chetwynd Stapylton (grandson) |
| Parent(s) | William Chetwynd, 3rd Viscount Chetwynd Honora Baker |
| Alma mater | Hertford College, Oxford |
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.
Chetwynd was born on 25 November 1721 and was baptised on 21 December 1721 at St Martin-in-the-Fields in London. He was the eldest of two sons and four daughters of William Chetwynd, 3rd Viscount Chetwynd and the former Honora Baker. His father was an MP and diplomat who served as British Resident Minister at Genoa and, later, Master of the Mint.[1] His mother was the daughter of William Baker, Consul at Algiers in 1715.[1]
His father was the youngest son of John Chetwynd and, thus, a younger brother of Walter Chetwynd, 1st Viscount Chetwynd and John Chetwynd, 2nd Viscount Chetwynd from whom he inherited the viscountcy.[2]
He matriculated at Hertford College, Oxford on 2 December 1737.[2]