George Luttrell

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George Luttrell (September 1560 – April 1629) was an English politician from Dunster Castle in Somerset. In 1582 and 1584 he sat in the House of Commons of England as a Member of Parliament (MP) for his family's pocket borough of Minehead.[1]

He was the oldest son of Thomas Luttrell of Dunster Castle. His mother Margaret was a daughter of Christopher Hadley of Withycombe. His younger brother was .[1]

He married twice: Firstly, on 25 Sep 1580 to Joan Stukley, the younger daughter of his Ward, a "shady lawyer" named Hugh Stukley, of Marsh, Somerset. Secondly he married, at the age of 62 years, on 3 Oct 1622 a woman of relatively humble origins, named Sylvestra Capps, daughter of James Capps of Wiveliscombe, Devon; she outlived him by over 25 years and remarried twice. George Luttrell had a total of 5 sons and 9 daughters. His eldest son and heir by his first wife Joan was Thomas Luttrell (c. 1583–1644) q.v.[1]

He was Sheriff of Somerset in 1593 and in 1609.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d M.R.P. (1981). P.W. Hasler (ed.). "LUTTRELL, George (1560-1629), of Dunster Castle, Som". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558–1603. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Andrew Hemmerford
Richard Cabell
Member of Parliament for Minehead
1582–1585
With: Richard Cabell 1582
1584–85
Succeeded by


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