John Chetwynd, 2nd Viscount Chetwynd

Who was John Chetwynd, 2nd Viscount Chetwynd?

John Chetwynd, 2nd Viscount Chetwynd, diplomat and politician, was the second son of John Chetwynd and the brother of Walter Chetwynd, 1st Viscount Chetwynd. He succeeded to that Irish peerage in 1736 by virtue of a special remainder.

Earlier in life he was British envoy to Savoy from 1706 to 1713. After returning to England he was Member of Parliament for St Mawes, 1715–1722; for Stockbridge, 1722–1734; and Stafford, 1738–1747. He was also British envoy Extraordinary at Madrid from 1717, until the outbreak of the War of the Quadruple Alliance.

John Chetwynd was married and had two sons and two daughters:

Hon. John Chetwynd, who died on 30 May 1741 aged 21 and unmarried

Hon. William Richard Chetwynd, Member of Parliament for Stafford, who died in 1765 before his father.

Hon. Catherine Chetwynd, who married John Talbot, the 2nd son of Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot. By this marriage, the Ingestre estate passed into the Talbot family.

Hon. Frances Chetwynd.

Having outlived both his sons, John was succeeded as Viscount by his brother William.