John Chichester, 6th Baronet
Sir John Chichester, 6th Baronet (1752 - September 30, 1808 ) was a British nobleman .
John Chichester came from a line of the Chichester family , an old family of gentry from Devon . He was the only son of his father of the same name, Sir John Chichester, and his wife, Frances Chudleigh . He studied from March 29, 1771 at Magdalen College , Oxford . After his father's death in late 1784, he inherited the title of Baronet , of Raleigh in the County of Devon, and the family's estates, including the manor at Youlston Park . From 1788 to 1789 he served as High Sheriff of Devon, but mostly the literary Chichester lived in London. He died unmarried and was buried in Ashton near Exeter . His heir was Arthur Chichester , a son of his cousin John Chichester .
Web links
- Sir John Chichester, 6th Bt. On thepeerage.com , accessed June 4, 2019.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Baronetage: CHICHESTER of Raleigh, Devon at Leigh Rayment's Peerage
- ↑ Historic England: Youlston Park. Retrieved June 5, 2019 .
| predecessor | title | successor |
|---|---|---|
| John Chichester | Baronet, of Raleigh 1748-1808 |
Arthur Chichester |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chichester, John, 6th Baronet |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chichester, Sir John, 6th Baronet |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1752 |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 30, 1808 |