Lewis Montgomery (died 1568), of
Ecton,
Northamptonshire
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, was an English politician.
Family
Montgomery was the first husband of Jane Lane; they had no surviving children and his heirs were his siblings.
Education and career
He was educated at
Gray's Inn
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. He was a
Member
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(MP) of the
Parliament of England
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for
Northampton
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in 1563; he had also been returned for
Dorchester but chose Northampton.
References
Year of birth missing
1568 deaths
English MPs 1563–1567
Members of Gray's Inn
People from Ecton, Northamptonshire
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