# Mr. Cheekey — Cousin Henry character guide

> Mr. Cheekey in Cousin Henry by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mr. John Cheekey, Cheekey

**First appearance:** 0016-xvii-mr-cheekey

## Snapshot

The barrister whose very name makes witnesses flinch—a cross-examiner so feared that grown men speak of him in whispers, as though naming him might summon him.

## Who they are

Cheekey belongs to the opposing side in the coming lawsuit, and word of his engagement spreads like a warning of plague through those with something to hide. His reputation rests on a peculiar cruelty: he is gentle at first, then peels a witness open until the concealed thing is dragged into daylight. For a man already lying badly to himself, the prospect of Cheekey's attention becomes a private torture long before any courtroom appears.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Apjohn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/mr_apjohn)

_professional_

Mr. Apjohn and Mr. Cheekey are fellow lawyers, with Cheekey acting as a local attorney assisting in the case against Cousin Henry.

### [Cousin Henry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/cousin_henry)

_rivalry_

Cousin Henry views Mr. Cheekey as a hostile legal adversary who is actively working to uncover his secret about the will.

### [Mrs. Bridgeman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/mrs_bridgeman)

_professional_

Mr. Cheekey and Mrs. Bridgeman work together in the legal investigation, with Mrs. Bridgeman sharing her observations of Cousin Henry's behavior.

### [Mr. Apjohn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/mr_apjohn)

_professional_

Mr. Apjohn and Mr. Cheekey are fellow lawyers, with Cheekey acting as a local attorney assisting in the case against Cousin Henry.

### [Cousin Henry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/cousin_henry)

_rivalry_

Cousin Henry views Mr. Cheekey as a hostile legal adversary who is actively working to uncover his secret about the will.

### [Mr. Apjohn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/mr_apjohn)

_professional_

Mr. Apjohn and Mr. Cheekey are fellow lawyers, with Cheekey acting as a local attorney assisting in the case against Cousin Henry.

### [Mrs. Bridgeman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/characters/mrs_bridgeman)

_professional_

Mr. Cheekey and Mrs. Bridgeman work together in the legal investigation, with Mrs. Bridgeman sharing her observations of Cousin Henry's behavior.

## In the story

### [Mr. Cheekey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/xvii-mr-cheekey)

A formidable barrister known for bullying witnesses, brought in to cross-examine Cousin Henry.

### [Cousin Henry Goes to Carmarthen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/xviii-cousin-henry-goes-to-carmarthen)

Described by the clerk as a terrifying barrister who will cross-examine Cousin Henry, threatening to 'skin' him in court.

### [Doubts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cousin_henry_se/chapters/xx-doubts)

The feared tormentor who is to be unleashed on Cousin Henry in court to extract the truth about the will.

## Links

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