John Cheney (gentleman at arms)
John Cheney (died 19 March 1567) was an English soldier and politician during the Tudor period.
John Cheney was the son of John Cheney Senior of West Woodhay House in Berkshire, by his wife, Jane, the daughter, by his third wife, of Sir William Norreys of Ockwells and Yattendon.[1] His father was a nephew of King Henry VII's friend and cousin, Baron Cheney.[2] John was a gentleman at arms in the Royal household. He was also elected Member of Parliament for Dover (1554) and for Winchelsea (1558)[3] through the influence of his father's cousin, Thomas Cheney, the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports,[2] and then for Berkshire from 1563 to 1567.[4] With a group of terrorists, he attacked and murdered a man named Robert Paris in a sword fight at Newbury, Berkshire in 1550 but was pardoned for it in 1552.[3]
References
- Ford's Landed Gentry of Berkshire
- Ford, David Nash (2010). "John Cheney (c.1442-1499)". Royal Berkshire History. Nash Ford Publishing. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
- History of Parliament
- Browne WIllis Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences 1750
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir William Fitzwilliam Sir Henry Neville |
Member of Parliament for Berkshire 1563–1567 With: Sir Henry Neville |
Succeeded by Richard Warde Sir Henry Neville |