Sir Capel Luckyn, 2nd Baronet (8 May 1622 – 23 January 1680) of Messing Hall, Essex was an English politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1647 and 1679. Messing Lodge as viewed from Lodge Road - geograph

Luckyn was the son of Sir William Luckyn, 1st Baronet and his wife Mildred Capel, daughter of Sir Gamaliel Capel of Rookwood Hall, Essex.Arthur Collins ''Collins's peerage of England; genealogical, biographical, and historical''
/ref> He was educated at Bishop's Stortford and

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. In 1647, Luckyn was elected

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for Harwich in the

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.History of Parliament Online - Luckyn, Capel
/ref> He acquired Messing Hall, his future residence, in 1650. Luckyn inherited the

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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

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and sat until 1679. Luckyn died at the age of 57. He had married Mary Grimston, daughter of

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. Their son

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succeeded to the baronetcy.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Luckyn, Capel 1622 births 1680 deaths People from Harwich Alumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Baronets in the Baronetage of England English MPs 1640–1648 English MPs 1660 English MPs 1661–1679