Walter Chetwynd, 1st Viscount Chetwynd
Walter Chetwynd, 1st Viscount Chetwynd (3 June 1678 – 21 February 1736), of Rudge and Ingestre, Staffordshire, succeeded in 1693 to the Ingestre estates on the death of his cousin Walter Chetwynd (1633–1693). He was the eldest son of John Chetwynd (1643–1702)
He served as Member of Parliament from 1702 to 1711, from 1712 to 1722 and again from 1725 to 1734.[1] He was also made Master of the Buckhounds from 1709 to 1711. He was elevated to an Irish Peerage in 1717 as Viscount Chetwynd, with special remainder to his father's descendants. He married Mary, daughter and coheiress of John Berkeley, 4th Viscount Fitzhardinge, but they had no children, so that his title and estates devolved upon his brother, John.
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| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Foley John Chetwynd |
Member of Parliament for Stafford 1702–1707 With: Thomas Foley |
Succeeded by Parliament of Great Britain |
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of England |
Member of Parliament for Stafford 1707–1711 With: Thomas Foley |
Succeeded by Thomas Foley Henry Vernon |
| Preceded by Thomas Foley Henry Vernon |
Member of Parliament for Stafford 1712–1722 With: Henry Vernon 1712–1715 William Chetwynd 1715–1722 |
Succeeded by Thomas Foley John Dolphin |
| Preceded by Thomas Foley Francis Elde |
Member of Parliament for Stafford 1725–1734 With: Thomas Foley 1725–1727 Joseph Nightingale 1727–1734 |
Succeeded by William Chetwynd Thomas Foley |
| Political offices | ||
| Vacant Title last held by Reinhard Vincent Graf von Hompesch |
Master of the Buckhounds 1709–1711 |
Succeeded by Sir William Wyndham |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| New creation | Viscount Chetwynd 1717–1736 |
Succeeded by John Chetwynd |