Sampson Lort was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons

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...

 in 1659.

Lort was the second son of Henry Lort of Stackpole

Stackpole Estate

Stackpole Estate is located between the villages of Stackpole and Bosherston near Pembroke, Pembrokeshire. It lies within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and is owned and maintained by the National Trust. The property consists of of farmland, lakes, woodland, beaches, and cliffs.The estate...

, Pembrokeshire and his wife Judith White, daughter of Henry White of Henllam, Pembrokeshire. In 1659, he was elected Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Pembroke

Pembroke (UK Parliament constituency)

Pembroke was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Pembroke in West Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.-History:For the creation and early history of the seat, see...

 in a double return for the Third Protectorate Parliament

Third Protectorate Parliament

The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons...

 which was never resolved.

Lort married a daughter of Sir John Philipps, 1st Baronet

Sir John Philipps, 1st Baronet

Sir John Philipps, 1st Baronet was a Welsh landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1601.Philipps was the son of of Morgan Philipps of Picton and his wife Elizabeth Fletcher, daughter of Richard Fletcher of Bangor, Caernarvonshire. He was registrar of the diocese of Bangor...

, of Picton. He was the brother of Sir Roger Lort, 1st Baronet

Lort Baronets

The Lort Baronetcy, of Stackpoole Court in the County of Pembroke, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 15 July 1662 for Roger Lort. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1698....

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