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 CHEYLESMORE 191 CHEYLESMORE BARONY. I. Henry William Eaton, s. of Henry E., was b. 13 Mar. 18 16, ed. at Enfield, Midx., and at the College I. 1887. i?o///«, Paris ; was for many years head of the firm " Henry- William Eaton and Sons," 33 Old Broad Str., London, Silk Brokers; was M.P. (Conservative) for Coventry, 1865-80 and 1881-87. On 9 July 1887, he was cr. BARON CHEYLESMORE ^ of Cheyles- more, in the city of Coventry, co. Warwick. He m., 22 Oct. 1839, Char- lotte Gorham, only da. of Thomas Leader Harman, of New Orleans. She d. 27 Feb. 1877, at Porters, Shenley, Herts, aged 59. He d. suddenly, 2 Oct. 1 891, at Warsaw, aged 75, and was bur. at Highgate. Will pr. at n, 1891. 2. William Meriton (Eaton), Baron CHEYLESMORE [1887], 2nd('') but ist surv. s. and h., b. 15 Jan. 1843, at 9 Gloucester Terrace, Regent's Park; ed. at Eton. A Conservative. He d. unm., after a long illness, at 16 Prince's Gate, 10, and was bur. 15 July 1902, at Highgate, aged S9->(f) ^^ ^^^ ^"'^- by his br., who is outside the scope of this work. Family Estates. — These, in 1883, were under 2,000 acres. CHEYNE, CHEYNEY or CHENEY BARONY BY i. Sir John Cheyne, Cheyney, or Cheney, yr. s.^) WRIT. of John C, of Shurland in the Isle of Sheppey, Kent [d. before Nov. 1487), by Eleanor {d. before Nov. 1487), I. 1487 da. and coh. of Sir John Shottisbrooke. He was to knighted 7 Aug. 1485 ; distinguished himself at the battle 1499. of Bosworth, 22 Aug. 1485, under Henry of Richmond (afterwards Henry VII), and again 16 June 1487, against (*) He was one of the eight Barons cr. in July 1887 on the occasion of the "Jubilee" of the 50 years then completed of the Queen's reign. These in their order of creation were: (i) Bowes {Earl of Strathmore [S.]); (2) Monckton {discount Galway [I.]); (3) Saint Levan (^i". Auhyn); (4) Magheramorne {McGarel- Hogg); (5) Armstrong {Armstrong); (6) Basing {Sclater-Booth); (7) De Ramsey {Fellowes); and (8) Cheylesmgre {Eaton). Baron Londesborough was also, at the same time, cr. Viscount Raincliffe and Earl of Londesborough. These 8 Barons were cr. from i to 9 July; and in the same month, 13 days later, another barony, Addington {Hubbard), was cr. (•=) His elder br., Henry Enderby Eaton, h. n May 1841, m., 30 Apr. 1872, Inna, ist da. of Edward (Fellowes), 1st Baron de Ramsey, but d. s.p. and v. p.., 7 Apr. 1879. His widow w., 19 Sep. 1882, Henry Laurence Whateley, and was iving 1912. ('=) He was one of the numerous peers who have been directors of public companies, for a list of whom (in 1896) see vol. v. Appendix C. C) His elder br., William Cheyne, of East Church in the Isle of Sheppey, d. in 1487, before 29 Nov., leaving a s, and h., Francis Cheyne. V.G.