Richard Lewknor

Richard Lewknor (c. 1589 – 27 May 1635) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons as a Member of Parliament (MP) between 1621 and 1629.

Family

Lewknor was the son of Richard Lewknor, of West Dean, Sussex, and Eleanor, daughter of Christopher Brome of Holton, Oxfordshire. He was the elder brother of Christopher Lewknor, also an MP.^[1] He came into possession of the family manor of West Dean on the death of his grandfather Richard Lewknor in 1616.^[2]

Career

In 1621, Lewknor was elected MP for Midhurst. He was re-elected in 1624, 1625, and 1626. In 1628, he was elected MP for Sussex.^[1]

He wife was Mary Bennet, daughter of Thomas Bennet. They had a son, who was also an MP.^[1]

Lewknor died on 27 May 1635. He was buried at West Dean.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 "Lewknor, Richard (c.1589-1635), of Downeley, West Dean, Suss". History of Parliament. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
↑ West Dean, A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 4: The Rape of Chichester (1953), pp. 97-101. Date accessed: 18 January 2011.

Parliament of England

Preceded by

Thomas Bowyer
William Courteman

Member of Parliament for Midhurst
1621–1626
With: John Smith 1621–1622
Sir Anthony Manie 1624
Samuel Owfield 1625
Sir Henry Spiller 1626

Succeeded by

Christopher Lewknor
Edward Savage

Preceded by

Sir Walter Covert
Sir Alexander Temple

Member of Parliament for Sussex
1628–1629
With: Sir William Goring, 1st Baronet

Parliament suspended until 1640

[HoP-1] 1 2 3 4 "Lewknor, Richard (c.1589-1635), of Downeley, West Dean, Suss". History of Parliament. Retrieved 15 August 2016.

[2] West Dean, A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 4: The Rape of Chichester (1953), pp. 97-101. Date accessed: 18 January 2011.

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