Lewis Mordaunt, 3rd Baron Mordaunt

Lewis Mordaunt, 3rd Baron Mordaunt (21 September 1538 – 16 June 1601) was an English peer and politician.

He was the son of John Mordaunt, 2nd Baron Mordaunt and Ela (née FitzLewis) Mordaunt. He became the third Baron Mordaunt in 1571 on the death of his father.

He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedfordshire (1563–67) and High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire in 1570.

He married Elizabeth Darcy, daughter of Sir Arthur Darcy and Mary Carew and was succeeded by their son Henry. His daughter Mary married Sir Thomas Mansell, 1st Baronet.^[1]

References

^ W R Williams Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales

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Assembly seats
Preceded by John St John Thomas Piggott	Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire 1563–1567 With: John St John	Succeeded by George Rotherham Thomas Snagge
Peerage of England
Preceded by John Mordaunt	Baron Mordaunt 1571–1601	Succeeded by Henry Mordaunt

Persondata
Name	Mordaunt, Lewis Mordaunt, 3rd Baron
Alternative names
Short description	Member of Parliament and High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire
Date of birth	21 September 1538
Place of birth
Date of death	16 June 1601
Place of death