CHEKE, John (1514-57), of Cambridge and London.

Family and Education

b. 16 June 1514, 1st s. of Peter Cheke of Cambridge by Agnes Duffeld of Cambs. educ. St. John’s, Camb. fellow 1529, BA 1529/30, MA 1533. m. 11 May 1547, Mary, da. of Richard Hill of Hartley Wintney, Hants and London, 3s. inc. Henry. suc. fa. c.1529. Kntd. 11 Oct. 1551.Date of birth given in Sloane 325, f. 58. Vis. Hants (Harl. Soc. lxiv), 54; Archaelogia, xxxviii. 114; C.H. Cooper, Cambridge Annals, ii. 135; DNB.

Offices Held

King’s scholar, Camb. 1534, master of glomery 1539/40, regius prof. of Greek 1540 – 51, public orator 1541/2–6, provost, King’s 1548 – 53; canon and prebendary, King Henry VIII Coll. Oxf. 1544 – 45; tutor to Prince Edward, later Edw. VI July 1544–53; gent. privy chamber 1547; commr. to visit Eton, Oxf. and Camb. 1548, relief, Cambs. and Cambridge 1550, heresies 1551, 1552, eccles. law 1551; chamberlain of Exchequer 12 Sept. 1552 – 2 Nov. 1554; sec. of state 2 June-19 July 1553.Ath. Cant. i. 166; Emden, Biog. Reg. Univ. Oxf. 1501–40, p. 114; LP Hen. VIII, xix; CSP, Dom. 1547–80, p. 11; CPR, 1549–51, p. 347; 1550–3, pp. 354, 355, 404; 1553, pp. 351, 362; 1553–4, p. 193; APC, iii. 382, 386; iv. 282; E315/236, f. 194; Strype, Cheke, 36; DNB (Ascham, Roger); C219/19/103.

Parlimentarian

CHEKE, John (1514-57), of Cambridge and London.

Main residences: Cambridge; London.

Author

S.R.J.

Volume

Commons 1509-1558

Web Title

CHEKE, John (1514-57)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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