Sir John Chetwode, 4th Baronet

Sir John Chetwode, 4th Baronet (11 May 1764 – 17 December 1845)^[1] was a British politician and baronet.

Born in Stockport, he was the only surviving son of Sir John Chetwode, 3rd Baronet and his wife Dorothy Bretland, third daughter of Thomas Bretland.^[2] In 1779, he succeeded his father as baronet.^[2]

He was commissioned as a captain in the Staffordshire Yeomanry when it was formed on 4 July 1794. He remained with the regoient until 1800, but apparently never commanded a Troop.^[3]

He entered the British House of Commons in 1815, sitting for Newcastle-under-Lyme until 1818.^[4] He represented Buckingham as Member of Parliament (MP) from 1841 until his death in 1845.^[5]

On 26 October 1785, he married firstly Lady Henrietta Grey, eldest daughter of George Grey, 5th Earl of Stamford in Dunham Massey.^[2] She died in 1826^[6] and Chetwode married Elizabeth Bristow, daughter of John Bristow in 1827.^[7] He had seven daughters and eight sons by his first wife.^[6] Chetwode died, aged 82 at his residence in Bognor Regis and was buried in Mucklestone.^[8] He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his oldest son John.^[8]