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John Cheale

John Cheale

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John Cheale (died 28 August 1685) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1679 to 1681.

Cheale was of a West Sussex yeoman family[1] from Perching in Edburton. In 1650 he purchased the manor of Findon, West Sussex[2] from John Tufton Earl of Thanet.

Cheale was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for New Shoreham in 1679 and held the seat until 1681.[3]

Cheale's grandson, another John Cheale was Norroy King of Arms.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Basil Duke Henning The House of Commons, 1660-1690, Volume 1
  2. [2]
    Mark Antony Lower A Compendious History of Sussex
  3. [3]
    Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
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