Claim: Ralph Cheyne spent part of his official career in Ireland, he served as Deputy Justiciar of Ireland but never served in Government.
Evidence: Sir Ralph Cheyne (c. 1337 – 1400) (alias Cheney), of Brooke, in the parish of Westbury in Wiltshire, was three times a Member of Parliament for Wiltshire and was Deputy Justiciar of Ireland in 1373 and Lord Chancellor of Ireland 1383–4.