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John Chicheley

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Rear-Admiral Sir John Chicheley
Sir John Chichley byJacob Huysmans
Born	c. 1640
Died	20 March 1691 (aged 50–51)
Allegiance	Kingdom of England
Branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1657–1691
Rank	Rear-Admiral
Commands	HMSMilford HMSBristol HMSPhoenix HMSAntelope HMSFairfax HMSRupert
Battles / wars	Franco-Dutch War

Rear-AdmiralSir John Chicheley (c. 1640 – 20 March 1691) was a Royal Navy officer. He commanded a squadron at theBattle of Schooneveld in June 1673 and theBattle of Texel in August 1673 during theFranco-Dutch War. He went on to beCommissioner of the Ordnance and thenSenior Naval Lord. He was also aMember of Parliament.

Naval career

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Born the second son ofThomas Chicheley ofWimpole, Chicheley entered theInner Temple to study the law in 1657.^[1] Promoted tolieutenant in 1662 and topost-captain in 1663, he took command of thesixth-rate HMSMilford in August 1664, of thefourth-rate HMSBristol in September 1664 and of the fourth-rateHMSPhoenix in December 1664.^[2] He went on to command the fourth-rateHMSAntelope in October 1665, thethird-rate HMSFairfax in July 1666 and the third-rateHMSRupert in August 1668.^[2] He served as an envoy to theSpanish Netherlands in 1670^[1] and then took command of the third-rateHMSDreadnought in 1671.^[2]

Promoted torear admiral in 1672,^[2] Chicheley commanded a squadron at theBattle of Schooneveld in June 1673 and theBattle of Texel in August 1673 during theFranco-Dutch War.^[2] He was elected to theParliament of England as MP forNewton, Lancashire from 1679 to 1681, 1685 to 1687 and 1689 to 1691.^[1]

Chicheley joined theBoard of Admiralty underPrince Rupert in September 1677^[3] but stood down to becomeCommissioner of the Ordnance in May 1679.^[3] He resigned as Commissioner of the Ordnance in January 1682 and returned to the Admiralty Board.^[3] After advancement toSenior Naval Lord in January 1690,^[4] he retired from the Board in June 1690.^[3] Chicheley died suddenly on 20 March 1691 and was buried atSt Giles in the Fields inLondon.^[1]

Family

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Chicheley married Isabella, the daughter and coheiress of Sir John Lawson of Alresford, Essex, and the widow of Daniel Norton of Southwick, Hampshire. They had four sons (two of whom predeceased him) and two daughters.^[1]

References

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^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e"CHICHELEY, Sir John (c.1640-91), of Southampton Square, Bloomsbury, Mdx". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved5 November 2016.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e"Sir John Chicheley (1641-1691)". Three Decks. Retrieved4 August 2017.
^^a ^b ^c ^d"Sainty, JC,Lord High Admiral and Commissioners of the Admiralty 1660-1870, Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4: Admiralty Officials 1660-1870 (1975), pp. 18–31". Archived fromthe original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved4 September 2009.
^Rodger, p. 34

Sources

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Rodger, N.A.M. (1979).The Admiralty. Offices of State. Lavenham: T. Dalton Ltd.ISBN 0900963948.

Parliament of England
Preceded by Richard Legh Lord Gorges of Dundalk	Member for Newton 1679–1691 With:Andrew Fountaine Peter Legh Francis Cholmondeley George Cholmondeley	Succeeded by John Bennet George Cholmondeley
Military offices
Preceded by Arthur Herbert	Senior Naval Lord January 1690–June 1690	Succeeded by Edward Russell

v t e First Sea Lords of theRoyal Navy
Senior Naval Lords (1689–1771)	Arthur Herbert Sir John Chicheley Edward Russell Henry Priestman Earl of Orford Sir George Rooke Sir John Leake Sir George Byng Sir John Leake Sir George Byng Matthew Aylmer Sir George Byng Sir John Jennings Sir John Norris Sir Charles Wager Lord Archibald Hamilton Lord Harry Powlett Lord Archibald Hamilton Lord Vere Beauclerk Lord Anson Sir William Rowley Edward Boscawen Sir William Rowley Edward Boscawen John Forbes Earl Howe Sir Charles Saunders Augustus Keppel Sir Peircy Brett Sir Francis Holburne
First Naval Lords (1771–1904)	Augustus Hervey Sir Hugh Palliser Robert Man George Darby Sir Robert Harland Sir Hugh Pigot John Leveson-Gower Lord Hood Sir Charles Middleton James Gambier Sir Thomas Troubridge James Gambier John Markham James Gambier Sir Richard Bickerton William Domett Sir Joseph Yorke Sir Graham Moore Sir William Johnstone Hope Sir George Cockburn Sir Thomas Hardy The Hon. George Dundas Charles Adam Sir George Cockburn Sir Charles Adam Sir George Cockburn Sir William Parker Sir Charles Adam Sir James Dundas The Hon. Maurice Berkeley Hyde Parker The Hon. Maurice Berkeley The Hon. Sir Richard Dundas William Martin The Hon. Sir Richard Dundas The Hon. Sir Frederick Grey Sir Alexander Milne Sir Sydney Dacres Sir Alexander Milne Sir Hastings Yelverton Sir George Wellesley Sir Astley Key Sir Arthur Hood Lord John Hay Sir Arthur Hood Sir Richard Hamilton Sir Anthony Hoskins Sir Frederick Richards Lord Walter Kerr
First Sea Lords (1904–present)	Sir John Fisher Sir Arthur Wilson Sir Francis Bridgeman Prince Louis of Battenberg The Lord Fisher Sir Henry Jackson Sir John Jellicoe Sir Rosslyn Wemyss The Earl Beatty Sir Charles Madden, Bt Sir Frederick Field The Lord Chatfield Sir Roger Backhouse Sir Dudley Pound The Lord Cunningham of Hyndhope Sir John Cunningham The Lord Fraser of North Cape Sir Rhoderick McGrigor The Earl Mountbatten of Burma Sir Charles Lambe Sir Caspar John Sir David Luce Sir Varyl Begg Sir Michael Le Fanu Sir Peter Hill-Norton Sir Michael Pollock Sir Edward Ashmore Sir Terence Lewin Sir Henry Leach Sir John Fieldhouse Sir William Staveley Sir Julian Oswald Sir Benjamin Bathurst Sir Jock Slater Sir Michael Boyce Sir Nigel Essenhigh Sir Alan West Sir Jonathon Band Sir Mark Stanhope Sir George Zambellas Sir Philip Jones Sir Antony Radakin Sir Ben Key Sir Gwyn Jenkins

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