Trench Chiswell
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Trench Chiswell (1735?-1797) was an antiquary and English Member of Parliament.
Chiswell was born as Richard Muilman, but assumed the name of Trench Chiswell on the death in 1772 of his mother’s brother, Richard Chiswell, when he inherited a fortune of £120,000 and Debden Hall in Essex. He was elected MP for Aldborough, Yorkshire, in 1790, and served until his death, supporting the government of William Pitt the Younger.
Chiswell made some literary collections relating to the history of Essex, and he was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1791. He is said to have owned some “fine Caxtons” which were accidentally burned.
His mind became deranged as a result of unsuccessful speculations in the West Indies, and he shot himself on 3 February 1797.
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| Preceded by John Gally Knight Richard Pepper Arden |
Member of Parliament for Aldborough with John Gally Knight 1790–1796 Charles Duncombe 1796-1797 1790–1797 |
Succeeded by Charles Duncombe John Blackburn |
[edit] References
- Dictionary of National Biography
This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
[edit] External Links
Catalogue of Trench Chiswell's journals at the Bodleian Library
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