Background
He was the eldest surviving son of bookseller Richard Chiswell of London, and was educated at Street Paul"s School.
He was the eldest surviving son of bookseller Richard Chiswell of London, and was educated at Street Paul"s School.
Between 1696 and 1698, he made three journeys as a merchant through the Middle East, which he documented. Chiswell served as Whig Member of Parliament for Calne in Wiltshire from 1715 to 1721 and was a director of the Bank of England from 1714 to 1721. He purchased Debden Hall, near Saffron Walden, in 1715.
5th Parliament of Great Britain.