Edward Chevers
Edward Chevers (died 1709), known as Viscount Mount Leinster from 1689, was an Irish Jacobite soldier and peer. Biography
Chevers was the son of John Chevers of Macetown and Joan Sutton. He married Anne Sarsfield, daughter of Patrick Sarsfield and sister of the Jacobite Earl of Lucan. Following the Glorious Revolution, Chevers remained loyal to King James II. On 23 August 1689 he was made Viscount Mount Leinster of County Carlow and Baron Bannow of County Wexford in the Jacobite peerage of Ireland. He served in the Jacobite army in Ireland and was aide-de-camp to James II at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. Despite being specifically included in Article 4 of the Treaty of Limerick, Chivers voluntary relinquished the benefits of the capitulation and followed James II into exile. He died in France in 1709 without male heirs. He was the uncle of Augustine Cheevers. References

Year of birth uncertain
1709 deaths
17th-century Anglo-Irish people
Irish expatriates in France
Irish soldiers in the army of James II of England
Peers created by James II (1689–1701)