Richard Lewknor (c. 1589 – 27 May 1635) was an English politician who sat in the

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as a Member of Parliament (MP) between 1621 and 1629.

Family

Lewknor was the son of Richard Lewknor, of West Dean, Sussex, and Eleanor, daughter of Christopher Brome of Holton, Oxfordshire. He was the elder brother of Christopher Lewknor, also an MP. He came into possession of the family manor of West Dean on the death of his grandfather Richard Lewknor in 1616. ''West Dean'', A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 4: The Rape of Chichester (1953), pp. 97-101. Date accessed: 18 January 2011.
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Career

In 1621, Lewknor was elected MP for

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. He was re-elected in 1624, 1625, and 1626. In 1628, he was elected MP for

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. He wife was Mary Bennet, daughter of Thomas Bennet. They had a son, who was also a MP. Lewknor died on 27 May 1635. He was buried at West Dean.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lewknor, Richard 1580s births 1635 deaths People from West Dean, West Sussex People from Midhurst English MPs 1621–1622 English MPs 1624–1625 English MPs 1625 English MPs 1626 English MPs 1628–1629