Richard Chiswell

Richard Chiswell (1673 – 14 May 1751) was a wealthy English merchant and politician.

Life

He was the eldest surviving son of bookseller Richard Chiswell of London, and was educated at St Paul's School. Between 1696 and 1698, he made three journeys as a merchant through the Middle East, which he documented.

Chiswell served as Whig MP for Calne in Wiltshire from 1715 to 1721 and was a director of the Bank of England from 1714 to 1721. He purchased Debden Hall, near Saffron Walden, in 1715.

Family

Chiswell married Mary, the daughter and coheiress of merchant Thomas Trench of London, and had three sons and two daughters. Debden Hall was inherited by his sister's son, Richard Muilman, who adopted the surname Chiswell.

References

•  Cooper, Thompson (1887). "Chiswell, Richard (1673-1751)". In Stephen, Leslie. Dictionary of National Biography 10. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 
• "CHISWELL, Richard (1673-1751), of Debden Hall, Essex.". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2011.