Capel Luckyn

Sir Capel Luckyn, 2nd Baronet (8 May 1622 - 23 January 1680) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1647 and 1679.

Luckyn was the son of Sir William Luckyn, 1st Baronet and his wife Mildred Capel, daughter of Sir Gamaliel Capel of Rookwood Hall, Essex.[1]

In 1647, Luckyn was elected Member of Parliament for Harwich in the Long Parliament.[2]

Luckyn inherited the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1660. He was elected MP for Harwich in the Convention Parliament of 1660. He was re-elected MP for Harwich in 1664 to the Cavalier Parliament and sat until 1679.[3]

Luckyn died at the age of 57

Luckyn married Mary Grimston, daughter of Sir Harbottle Grimston, 2nd Baronet. Their son William succeeded to the baronetcy.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Arthur Collins Collins's peerage of England; genealogical, biographical, and historical
  2. ^ Browne Willis Notitia parliamentaria, or, An history of the counties, cities, and boroughs in England and Wales: ... The whole extracted from mss. and printed evidences 1750 pp229-239
  3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Sir Thomas Cheek
Sir Harbottle Grimston, 1st Baronet		 Member of Parliament for Harwich
1647-1653
With: Sir Thomas Cheek		 Succeeded by
Not represented in the Barebones parliament