Cheyne, Henry (1540 - 1587)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 2
Properties - 6
Total events naming patron - 2
Troupes - 2
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 4
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1540-05-31
Death Date: 1587-09-03

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Wentworth, Joan ( - 1614)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Primary Title

Knight

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed 1563
    Vacated 1587-09-03
  • 1st Baron Cheyne (of Toddington)
    Assumed 1572-05-08 (date summoned to parliament by this title )
    Vacated 1587-09-03

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Kent 1561/2 1587
MP, Kent 1563 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Sussex 1564 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex 1564 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1564 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Surrey 1564 n.d.
JP, Bedfordshire 1564 1574
Sheriff, Buckinghamshire 1565-11-16 n.d.
Sheriff, Bedfordshire 1565-11-16 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Bedfordshire 1570 n.d.
MP, Bedfordshire 1572 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • Bedfordshire
  • Essex
  • Kent
  • London (city-county)

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1564-1565 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Mr Cayne's Players
Performance 1562-1562 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Mr Cheney's Minstrels

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Mr Cayne's Players Cheyne, Henry (1540 - 1587) Players 1
Mr Cheney's Minstrels Cheyne, Henry (1540 - 1587) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Shurland Hall Kent Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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Bindoff, S.T. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1509–1558. 3 vols. London: Secker & Warburg, 1982.
The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)