Henry Cheke

English translator and politician

Person human Q22000657

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[14]
Date of birth: 1548
Date of death: 1586
Country of citizenship: Kingdom of England^[9]
Occupation: translator, politician
Position held: Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1571 Parliament, Member of the 1572-83 Parliament, Member of the 1584-85 Parliament^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]
Father: John Cheke^[5]
Mother: Mary Cheke^[6]
Child: Thomas Cheek, Mary Cheke^[7]^[8]
Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900^[17]
Family name: Cheke^[15]
Given name: Henry^[16]

🏷️ Also known as

en Henry Cheke de Henry Cheeke

🔖 Identifiers · 17

ISNI: 0000000023668901
VIAF cluster ID: 70314269
Library of Congress authority ID: n83212391
GND ID: 1030596786
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp02068034
Cambridge Alumni Database ID: CHK564H
FAST ID: 120904
Freebase ID: /m/0v4px3_
Genealogics.org person ID: I00500589
Geni.com profile ID: 6000000001410972332
History of Parliament ID: 1558-1603/member/cheke-henry-1548-86
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID: 5210

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SNARC ID: Vallo della Lucania
Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID: 10002356
WikiTree person ID: Cheke-18
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJm4QP4B6h99YRQbmVRh73
Yale LUX ID: person/450b6ae9-0b43-4c34-92a6-5d88400a0e3f

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Summary

Henry Cheke was born in 1548^[1]. He died in 1586^[2]. He worked as a translator^[3] and politician^[4].

FAQs

Who were Henry Cheke's parents?

Henry Cheke's father was John Cheke^[5]. Henry Cheke's mother was Mary Cheke^[6].

What did Henry Cheke do for work?

Henry Cheke worked as a translator^[3] and politician^[4].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[14] ↑ Henry Cheke — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2025-06-24. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Henry Cheke — father (P22): John Cheke. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Henry Cheke — mother (P25): Mary Cheke. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Henry Cheke — country of citizenship (P27): Kingdom of England. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Henry Cheke — position held (P39): Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England. historyofparliamentonline.org. historyofparliamentonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Henry Cheke — position held (P39): Member of the 1571 Parliament. The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Henry Cheke — position held (P39): Member of the 1572-83 Parliament. The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Henry Cheke — position held (P39): Member of the 1584-85 Parliament. The History of Parliament. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Henry Cheke — child (P40): Thomas Cheek. Genealogics. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Henry Cheke — child (P40): Mary Cheke. Genealogics. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Henry Cheke — occupation (P106): translator. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Henry Cheke — occupation (P106): politician. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Henry Cheke — date of birth (P569): 1548. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Henry Cheke — date of death (P570): 1586. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Henry Cheke — family name (P734): Cheke. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Henry Cheke — given name (P735): Henry. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Henry Cheke — described by source (P1343): Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900. wikidata.org.

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Position held → Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1571 Parliament, Member of the 1572-83 Parliament +1

GND ID → 1030596786

Given name → Henry

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