Career
In the 1830s he served as lieutenant. Later he became a talented agriculturist landowner in Szabadka area, who following the steps of Count István Széchenyi gained distinction by developing Hungarian horse breeding. Cseszneky was the patron of the notable poet, Pál Jámbor (Hiador) and - following the advice of Lajos Kossuth - the advocate of Mihály Vörösmarty"s election in the Bácsalmás electoral district to the parliament.
Due to his role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 he suffered serious reprisal under the Serbian Voivodship.