The second son of
Sir James Chatterton, 1st Baronet, and his wife Rebecca Lane, he joined the
12th Light Dragoons in 1809 and took part in the subsequent
Peninsular War (1807–1814). He saw action at the sieges of
Ciudad Rodrigo and
Badajoz and the battles of
Salamanca,
Vittoria,
Nivelle and
the Nive as well as other minor actions. For his services in the Peninsular, Chatterton received the
Army Gold Medal with seven
clasps. In June 1815 he fought at the battles of
Quatre Bras and
Waterloo then took part in the subsequent advance on and capture of
Paris. After hostilities ceased he remained in France with the
Army of Occupation. At the 1838
Coronation of Queen Victoria, Chatterton commanded the
4th Dragoon Guards, and received a special gold medal. At the
Duke of Wellington's funeral he carried the "Great Banner," at the Queen's request, "in consideration of his long, faithful, and distinguished services". Chatterton sat as MP for Cork from 1831–45 and from 1849–52; he was High Sheriff from 1851-2. A
33° degree Freemason, in 1849 he was installed as Provincial Grand Master of South Munster. In 1855 he succeeded to the Chatterton baronetcy on the death of his brother William Abraham, 2nd Baronet. He was Colonel of the
5th Royal Irish Lancers from 1858 to 1868. ==Family==