Richard Lewknor
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Richard Lewknor was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
between 1621 and 1629.
Lewknor was the son of Christopher Lewknor
, recorder of Chichester
, and his wife Mary May, daughter of John May of Rawmere, Sussex.. He came into possession of the family manor of West Dean on the death of his grandfather Richard Lewknor in 1616.
In 1621, Lewknor was elected Member of Parliament
for Midhurst
. He was re-elected in 1624 1625 and 1626. In 1628 he was elected MP for Sussex
.
Lewknor died at the age of 46.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
between 1621 and 1629.
Lewknor was the son of Christopher Lewknor
Christopher Lewknor
Christopher Lewknor was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1628 and 1641. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War....
, recorder of Chichester
Chichester
Chichester is a cathedral city in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, South-East England. It has a long history as a settlement; its Roman past and its subsequent importance in Anglo-Saxon times are only its beginnings...
, and his wife Mary May, daughter of John May of Rawmere, Sussex.. He came into possession of the family manor of West Dean on the death of his grandfather Richard Lewknor in 1616.
In 1621, Lewknor was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Midhurst
Midhurst (UK Parliament constituency)
Midhurst was a parliamentary borough in Sussex, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1311 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the constituency was abolished...
. He was re-elected in 1624 1625 and 1626. In 1628 he was elected MP for Sussex
Sussex (UK Parliament constituency)
Sussex was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
.
Lewknor died at the age of 46.