Background
Chafe was the son of John Chafe, a merchant of Exeter, Devon and his wife Anne May, daughter of William May of North Molton, Devon.
Chafe was the son of John Chafe, a merchant of Exeter, Devon and his wife Anne May, daughter of William May of North Molton, Devon.
His father died in 1619. He was a student of Middle Temple in 1631 and was called to the bar in 1638. He became a Bencher of Middle Temple in 1659.
He was a Justice of the Peace for Dorset from July 1660 and a commissioner for assessment from August 1660.
Chafe died at the age of about 50 and was buried in the Temple Church on 3 July 1662.
In 1660, he was elected Member of Parliament for Totnes.