Background
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.
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.
In 1779, he succeeded his father as baronet. Chetwode was High Sheriff of Cheshire in 1789. He entered the British House of Commons in 1815, sitting for Newcastle-under-Lyme until 1818.
Chetwode died, aged 82 at his residence in Bognor Regis and was buried in Mucklestone.
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He represented Buckingham as Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) from 1841 until his death in 1845.