Background
Cheyne was the son and heir of Richard Cheyne of Shurland and Margery, daughter and coheiress of Robert Cralle of Cralle, Sussex.
Cheyne was the son and heir of Richard Cheyne of Shurland and Margery, daughter and coheiress of Robert Cralle of Cralle, Sussex.
Cheyne was Sheriff of Kent for 1423 and Justice of the Peace for Kent from 1416 to 1420 and 1422 to 1423. They had one son, John Cheyne, an Member of Parliament for Kent in 1449.
He was elected a Member of Parliament for Kent March 1416.