Background
He was born at Steeple Claydon, Buckinghamshire, and was the son of naturalist Sir Thomas Chaloner.
He was born at Steeple Claydon, Buckinghamshire, and was the son of naturalist Sir Thomas Chaloner.
In 1660, at the restoration of the monarchy under Charles II, Chaloner was excluded from the Indemnity and Oblivion Acting which gave a general pardon and escaped to the Continent to avoid a trial for high treason. He died at Middelburg in the Netherlands in 1661.