William Cheyne, 2nd Viscount Newhaven

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William Cheyne, 2nd Viscount Newhaven (16571728) was a viscount in the Peerage of Ireland. From an ancient Buckinghamshire family he twice served as Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire, the first time for six months in 1702 until opposed by the Whigs, the second time for two years from 1712 after which he lost the position on the succession of King George I. He was also a Tory Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire almost continuously between 1696 and 1705.

After he died, without heir, in 1728 he was buried in Drayton Beauchamp in Buckinghamshire. He was the last of the Cheyne family after whom Chenies in Buckinghamshire is named.

Parliament of England
Preceded by:
Sir William Drake
Sir Roger Hill
Member for Amersham
with Sir William Drake

1681–1687
Succeeded by:
Sir William Drake
Edmund Waller
Preceded by:
Philip Musgrave
Richard Lowther
Member for Appleby
with Richard Lowther 1689–1690,
Lord Clifford 1690–1694,
Sir John Walter, 3rd Bt. 1694–1695

1689–1695
Succeeded by:
Sir William Twysden, 3rd Bt.
Sir Christopher Musgrave, 4th Bt.
Preceded by:
Hon. Thomas Wharton
Sir Richard Atkins, 2nd Bt.
Member for Buckinghamshire
with Sir Richard Atkins, 2nd Bt. 1696,
Henry Neale 1696–1698,
Goodwin Wharton 1698–1701

1696–1701
Succeeded by:
Goodwin Wharton
Robert Dormer
Preceded by:
Edmund Waller
Montagu Drake
Member for Amersham
with Sir John Garrard, 3rd Bt.

1698–1699
Succeeded by:
Sir John Garrard, 3rd Bt.
John Drake
Preceded by:
Sir John Garrard, 3rd Bt.
John Drake
Member for Amersham
with Sir John Garrard, 3rd Bt. 1701,
John Drake 1701

1701
Succeeded by:
John Drake
Sir Samuel Garrard, 4th Bt.
Preceded by:
John Drake
Sir Samuel Garrard, 4th Bt.
Member for Amersham
with John Drake

1701–1702
Succeeded by:
John Drake
Sir Samuel Garrard, 4th Bt.
Preceded by:
Goodwin Wharton
Robert Dormer
Member for Buckinghamshire
with Goodwin Wharton 1702–1704,
Sir Richard Temple, 4th Bt. 1704–1705

1702–1705
Succeeded by:
Sir Richard Temple, 4th Bt.
Robert Dormer
Preceded by:
John Drake
Sir Samuel Garrard, 4th Bt.
Member for Amersham
with Sir Samuel Garrard, 4th Bt.

1705–1707
Succeeded by:
Sir Samuel Garrard, 4th Bt.
John Drake
Honorary Titles
Preceded by:
The Marquess of Wharton
Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
1702
Succeeded by:
The Earl of Bridgewater
Preceded by:
The Duke of Kent
Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
1712–1714
Succeeded by:
The Duke of Bridgewater
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by:
Charles Cheyne
Viscount Newhaven
1698–1728
Succeeded by:
Extinct