Trench Chiswell


Richard Muilman Trench Chiswell was an English antiquary and Member of Parliament for Aldborough.

Life

Chiswell was born Richard Muilman, but assumed the extra surnames of Trench and Chiswell by royal licence on 28 November 1772 after the death of his mother's brother, Richard Chiswell, when he inherited a fortune of £120,000 and Debden Hall, Uttlesford in Essex. He was appointed High Sheriff of Essex for 1776.
He was elected MP for Aldborough, Yorkshire, in 1790, and served until his death, supporting the government of William Pitt the Younger.
Chiswell made some literary collections relating to the history of Essex, and he was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1791. He is said to have owned some "fine Caxtons" which were accidentally burned.
His mind became deranged as a result of unsuccessful speculations in the West Indies and he shot himself on 3 February 1797.

Family

In 1756, he married Mary, a daughter of Dr James Jurin. Their only child, also Mary, married the British Resident in Venice, Sir Francis Vincent, 8th Baronet.
Chiswell's first cousin, Anna Muilman, married John Julius Angerstein.