John Severn

John Cheesment-Severn
Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Wootton Bassett
In office
1807 – 25 January 1808
Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Fowey
In office
1830–1832
Personal details
Born27 October 1781
Mile End, Middlesex
Died17 December 1875
(aged 94)
PartyTory
SpouseMary Ann (m. 1811)
ParentJohn Cheesment (father)
EducationEton College, Christ Church, Oxford

John Cheesment-Severn (27 October 1781 – 17 December 1875) was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament in the 19th century.

Born in Mile End, Middlesex, he was the only son of Captain John Cheesment, a master mariner who commanded the East Indiaman Britannia. He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford before being called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1807. He sat in the House of Commons for Wootton Bassett from 1807 to 1808 and later for Fowey from 1830 to 1832, having taken the surname Severn by royal licence in 1807. In 1811 he married Mary Ann, daughter and heiress of the banker John Price of Penybont Hall, Penybont, Radnorshire, and served as High Sheriff of Radnorshire for 1811–12.

References

  1. ↑ "Severn, John Cheesment, (1781-1875), MP". London: National Archives. Retrieved 2026-10-28.
  2. 1 2 Fisher, David R. CHEESMENT (afterwards SEVERN), John (1781-1875), of Spring Gardens, Mdx. and Penybont Hall, Rad. | History of Parliament Online. Cambridge University Press.
  3. ↑ "Mr John Cheesment". api.parliament.uk. Hansard. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  4. ↑ "Penybont Hall Estate (Wales)". Archives and Manuscripts. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 28 October 2026.