[1] Cheeke was born at Evesham, Worcestershire, England, one of eight to solicitor and senior magistrate to the County of Worcestershire John Mosely Gilbert Cheeke and is stated to have been a lineal descendant of the celebrated scholar and statesman Sir John Cheke.

From the latter date till his death, on 14 March 1876, he officiated as a Judge of the Supreme Court.

[2] Cheeke sentenced Irish-born Henry O'Farrell to death for the wounding and attempted assassination of the Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh in 1868.

[1] Cheeke was also a racehorse owner and breeder, his horse Clove won the Australian Derby in 1865.

[1] Cheeke was unmarried, he was buried in St Jude's cemetery, Randwick, New South Wales (the name on his tombstone incorrectly appears as 'Cheek').