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'''Sir Thomas Cheek''' or '''Cheke''' (died March 1659) was an English politician who sat in the [[House of Commons of England|House of Commons]] in every parliament between 1614 and 1653. |
'''Sir Thomas Cheek''' or '''Cheke''' (died March 1659) was an English politician who sat in the [[House of Commons of England|House of Commons]] in every parliament between 1614 and 1653. |
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Cheek was the son of [[Henry Cheke|Sir Henry Cheek]] and his wife Frances Radclyffe daughter of Sir Humphrey Radclyffe of Elstow and sister of [[Edward Radclyffe, 6th Earl of Sussex]]. |
Cheek was the son of [[Henry Cheke|Sir Henry Cheek]] and his wife Frances Radclyffe (daughter of Sir Humphrey Radclyffe of [[Elstow]] and sister of [[Edward Radclyffe, 6th Earl of Sussex]]). He was educated at York where his school fellows included [[Thomas Morton (bishop)|Thomas Morton]], afterwards [[Bishop of Durham]], and [[Guy Fawkes]]. He lost his father while a minor: he wrote a Greek letter and Latin verses to the Lord Treasurer in 1586 in which he called himself an orphan, and spoke of his father being gone to the joys of heaven. In it he prays his Lordship, that as he was always a help and a sanctuary unto his father, so he would be to him.<ref>J. Strype, ''The life of the learned Sir John Cheke, kt., first Instructer [sic], afterwards Secretary of State, to King Edward VI'' (John Wyat, London 1705), [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ImgKAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA189#v=onepage&q&f=false p. 189].</ref> Cheek was knighted by King James I on 11 May 1603.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/knightsofengland02shawuoft#page/n113/mode/2up Knights of England]</ref> |
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In 1614, Cheek was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Newport (Cornwall) (UK Parliament constituency)|Newport]], and was elected MP for [[Harwich (UK Parliament constituency)|Harwich]] Harwich in 1621. In 1624 he was elected MP for both [[Bere Alston (UK Parliament constituency)|Bere Alston]] and [[Essex (UK Parliament constituency)|Essex]], and chose to sit for Essex. He was MP for Bere Alston again in 1625 and was elected MP for [[Maldon (UK Parliament constituency)|Maldon]] in 1626. In 1628 he was elected MP for [[Colchester (UK Parliament constituency)|Colchester]] where he sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.<ref name=Willis>{{Cite Notitia Parliamentaria|converted=1|part=2|pages=229–239}}</ref> He was awarded MA from [[Cambridge University]] in 1629.<ref name=Venn>{{acad|id=CHK629T|name=Cheeke, Thomas}}</ref> |
In 1614, Cheek was elected [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Newport (Cornwall) (UK Parliament constituency)|Newport]], and was elected MP for [[Harwich (UK Parliament constituency)|Harwich]] Harwich in 1621. In 1624 he was elected MP for both [[Bere Alston (UK Parliament constituency)|Bere Alston]] and [[Essex (UK Parliament constituency)|Essex]], and chose to sit for Essex. He was MP for Bere Alston again in 1625 and was elected MP for [[Maldon (UK Parliament constituency)|Maldon]] in 1626. In 1628 he was elected MP for [[Colchester (UK Parliament constituency)|Colchester]] where he sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.<ref name=Willis>{{Cite Notitia Parliamentaria|converted=1|part=2|pages=229–239}}</ref> He was awarded MA from [[Cambridge University]] in 1629.<ref name=Venn>{{acad|id=CHK629T|name=Cheeke, Thomas}}</ref> |
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Cheek was elected MP for Harwich in April 1640 for the [[Short Parliament]] and was re-elected for Harwich again in the [[Long Parliament]] in November 1640.<ref name=Willis/> He survived at least until [[Pride's Purge]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=WykOAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false ''The parliamentary or constitutional history of England;: being a faithful account of all the most remarkable transactions in Parliament, from the earliest times. Collected from the journals of both Houses, the records, ..., Volume 9'' p27]</ref> |
Cheek was elected MP for Harwich in April 1640 for the [[Short Parliament]] and was re-elected for Harwich again in the [[Long Parliament]] in November 1640.<ref name=Willis/> He survived at least until [[Pride's Purge]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=WykOAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false ''The parliamentary or constitutional history of England;: being a faithful account of all the most remarkable transactions in Parliament, from the earliest times. Collected from the journals of both Houses, the records, ..., Volume 9'' p27]</ref> |
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Cheek purchased [[Pyrgo Park|Pirgo Park]] in [[Havering]], Essex from the Grey family. He died at "a great age", and was buried on 25 March 1659 in [[St Alban, Wood Street]] in the north chapel near his grandfather Sir [[John Cheke]].<ref |
Cheek purchased [[Pyrgo Park|Pirgo Park]] in [[Havering]], Essex from the Grey family. He died at "a great age", and was buried on 25 March 1659 in [[St Alban, Wood Street]] in the north chapel near his grandfather Sir [[John Cheke]].<ref>Strype, ''Life of the learned Sir John Cheke'', pp. 189-191].</ref> |
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==Family== |
==Family== |
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* Charles Cheeke |
* Charles Cheeke |
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* Frances Cheeke, married [[Lancelot Lake]].<ref>[http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?cgroupid=-1&workid=8591&searchid=13136&roomid=6640&tabview=text&texttype=10 Tate Gallery - Two Ladies of the Lake Family circa 1660 by Sir Peter Lely].</ref> |
* Frances Cheeke, married [[Lancelot Lake]].<ref>[http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?cgroupid=-1&workid=8591&searchid=13136&roomid=6640&tabview=text&texttype=10 Tate Gallery - Two Ladies of the Lake Family circa 1660 by Sir Peter Lely].</ref> |
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* Essex Cheeke (d. 1658),<ref>[http://thepeerage.com/p6796.htm Essex Cheeke at Leigh Rayment's ''The Peerage'' site.]</ref> later Dame Essex Bevil and then Countess of Manchester; she married first Sir Robert Bevil, KB, and secondly (30 December 1642) as his third wife [[Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester]] (1602-1671), widower of her cousin Lady Anne Rich (d. 1641/2), daughter of [[Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick]].<ref |
* Essex Cheeke (d. 1658),<ref>[http://thepeerage.com/p6796.htm Essex Cheeke at Leigh Rayment's ''The Peerage'' site.]</ref> later Dame Essex Bevil and then Countess of Manchester; she married first Sir Robert Bevil, KB, and secondly (30 December 1642) as his third wife [[Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester]] (1602-1671), widower of her cousin Lady Anne Rich (d. 1641/2), daughter of [[Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick]].<ref>Strype, ''Life of the Learned Sir John Cheke'', p. 190.</ref> Lady Anne Rich was Manchester's second wife, and the mother of his heir. Her son [[Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester]] (b. 1634)was father of [[Charles Montagu, 1st Duke of Manchester|the 1st Duke of Manchester]].</ref> One of her daughters Lady Anne Montagu (d. circa 1689) married her second cousin (as his 2nd wife) Robert Rich, 5th Earl of Warwick, the son of Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland (a younger son of [[Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick|the 1st Earl of Warwick]]. Another, Lady Essex Montagu, married Henry, Lord Ingram, 1st [[Viscount of Irvine]]. |
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* Anne Cheeke, <ref>[http://thepeerage.com/p2682.htm#i26811 Anne Cheeke at Leigh Rayment's ''The Peerage'' site.]</ref> later Countess of Warwick and then Countess of Clanricarde; married first Richard Rogers; married secondly her cousin (as his second wife) [[Robert Rich, 3rd Earl of Warwick]] (1611-1659) and had issue three daughters, who were raised by their uncle [[Charles Rich, 4th Earl of Warwick]] (d. 1673) and his second wife [[Mary Rich|Lady Mary Boyle]] (d. 1678). She married thirdly [[Richard Burke, 8th Earl of Clanricarde]]. |
* Anne Cheeke, <ref>[http://thepeerage.com/p2682.htm#i26811 Anne Cheeke at Leigh Rayment's ''The Peerage'' site.]</ref> later Countess of Warwick and then Countess of Clanricarde; married first Richard Rogers; married secondly her cousin (as his second wife) [[Robert Rich, 3rd Earl of Warwick]] (1611-1659) and had issue three daughters, who were raised by their uncle [[Charles Rich, 4th Earl of Warwick]] (d. 1673) and his second wife [[Mary Rich|Lady Mary Boyle]] (d. 1678). She married thirdly [[Richard Burke, 8th Earl of Clanricarde]]. |
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* Isabel Cheeke, later Dame Isabel Gerard; married [[Sir Francis Gerard, 2nd Baronet]] (1617-1680). |
* Isabel Cheeke, later Dame Isabel Gerard; married [[Sir Francis Gerard, 2nd Baronet]] (1617-1680). |
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Revision as of 17:44, 25 July 2017
Sir Thomas Cheek or Cheke (died March 1659) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in every parliament between 1614 and 1653.
Cheek was the son of Sir Henry Cheek and his wife Frances Radclyffe (daughter of Sir Humphrey Radclyffe of Elstow and sister of Edward Radclyffe, 6th Earl of Sussex). He was educated at York where his school fellows included Thomas Morton, afterwards Bishop of Durham, and Guy Fawkes. He lost his father while a minor: he wrote a Greek letter and Latin verses to the Lord Treasurer in 1586 in which he called himself an orphan, and spoke of his father being gone to the joys of heaven. In it he prays his Lordship, that as he was always a help and a sanctuary unto his father, so he would be to him.[1] Cheek was knighted by King James I on 11 May 1603.[2]
In 1614, Cheek was elected Member of Parliament for Newport, and was elected MP for Harwich Harwich in 1621. In 1624 he was elected MP for both Bere Alston and Essex, and chose to sit for Essex. He was MP for Bere Alston again in 1625 and was elected MP for Maldon in 1626. In 1628 he was elected MP for Colchester where he sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.[3] He was awarded MA from Cambridge University in 1629.[4]
Cheek was elected MP for Harwich in April 1640 for the Short Parliament and was re-elected for Harwich again in the Long Parliament in November 1640.[3] He survived at least until Pride's Purge.[5]
Cheek purchased Pirgo Park in Havering, Essex from the Grey family. He died at "a great age", and was buried on 25 March 1659 in St Alban, Wood Street in the north chapel near his grandfather Sir John Cheke.[6]
Family
Cheek married first a daughter of Peter Osborne. They were married nearly twenty years, but had no issue.
He married secondly Lady Essex Rich, third daughter of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick. They had three sons and five daughters.
- Robert Cheeke
- Thomas Cheeke
- Charles Cheeke
- Frances Cheeke, married Lancelot Lake.[7]
- Essex Cheeke (d. 1658),[8] later Dame Essex Bevil and then Countess of Manchester; she married first Sir Robert Bevil, KB, and secondly (30 December 1642) as his third wife Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester (1602-1671), widower of her cousin Lady Anne Rich (d. 1641/2), daughter of Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick.[9] Lady Anne Rich was Manchester's second wife, and the mother of his heir. Her son Robert Montagu, 3rd Earl of Manchester (b. 1634)was father of the 1st Duke of Manchester.</ref> One of her daughters Lady Anne Montagu (d. circa 1689) married her second cousin (as his 2nd wife) Robert Rich, 5th Earl of Warwick, the son of Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland (a younger son of the 1st Earl of Warwick. Another, Lady Essex Montagu, married Henry, Lord Ingram, 1st Viscount of Irvine.
- Anne Cheeke, [10] later Countess of Warwick and then Countess of Clanricarde; married first Richard Rogers; married secondly her cousin (as his second wife) Robert Rich, 3rd Earl of Warwick (1611-1659) and had issue three daughters, who were raised by their uncle Charles Rich, 4th Earl of Warwick (d. 1673) and his second wife Lady Mary Boyle (d. 1678). She married thirdly Richard Burke, 8th Earl of Clanricarde.
- Isabel Cheeke, later Dame Isabel Gerard; married Sir Francis Gerard, 2nd Baronet (1617-1680).
- Elizabeth Cheeke Jane Cheek, Lucie Cheeke, Anthony Cheeke.
See also
References
- ^ J. Strype, The life of the learned Sir John Cheke, kt., first Instructer [sic], afterwards Secretary of State, to King Edward VI (John Wyat, London 1705), p. 189.
- ^ Knights of England
- ^ a b Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229–239.
- ^ "Cheeke, Thomas (CHK629T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ The parliamentary or constitutional history of England;: being a faithful account of all the most remarkable transactions in Parliament, from the earliest times. Collected from the journals of both Houses, the records, ..., Volume 9 p27
- ^ Strype, Life of the learned Sir John Cheke, pp. 189-191].
- ^ Tate Gallery - Two Ladies of the Lake Family circa 1660 by Sir Peter Lely.
- ^ Essex Cheeke at Leigh Rayment's The Peerage site.
- ^ Strype, Life of the Learned Sir John Cheke, p. 190.
- ^ Anne Cheeke at Leigh Rayment's The Peerage site.