Sir John Chichester, 1st Baronet, of Arlington Court

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John Palmer Bruce Chichester, 1st Baronet (c. 1794 – 20 December 1851) was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1831 to 1841.

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Chichester was the son of Colonel John Chichester of Arlington Court, Barnstaple.[http://www.parksandgardens.ac.uk/component/option,com_parksandgardens/task,site/id,137/tab,history/Itemid,292/ Parks and Gardens UK - Arlington Court, Barnstaple] He served in the Royal Navy. Chichester became High Sheriff of Cardiganshire in 1831 when he was living at Llanbadarn Fawr, Cardiganshire.

At the 1831 general election Chichester was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Barnstaple. He held the seat until 1841.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20081029034522/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/bcommons1.htm Leigh Rayment Commons constituencies]}} He was created a baronet in 1840.{{London Gazette |issue=19872 |date=7 July 1840 |page=1599}}

Chichester died at the age of 57.

Chichester married Caroline Thistlethwayte. Their son Alexander inherited the baronetcy.[http://members.cox.net/ggthomp/alexanderchichester1842.html Sir Alexander Bruce Chichester] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029124701/http://members.cox.net/ggthomp/alexanderchichester1842.html |date=29 October 2008 }}