Christopher Caple or Capell (c. 1559 – 1626) was an English mercer and politician who sat in the
House of Commons in 1625 and 1626.
Caple was a younger son of Edward Capell of
Sollers Hope
Sollers Hope or Sollershope is a village and civil parish south east of Hereford, in the county of Herefordshire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 68. The parish touches Brockhampton-by-Ross, Brockhampton, How Caple, Much Marcle, W ...
, Herefordshire and became a mercer at Gloucester.
He was made sheriff of Gloucester in 1594
[ and became an alderman in 1598. He was Mayor for 1598–99, 1619–20 and 1621–22. In 1625, he was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucester. He was re-elected MP for Gloucester in 1626, but died in office in May of that year.][W R Williams ''Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucester'']
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He had a reputation for non-conformity. On his death he left a communion cup to his parish church on his death.
His first wife was Grace, the daughter of Richard Hand, with whom he had 3 sons, including Richard Caple, and a daughter Anne, who married John Hanbury. His second wife was Ellen, the daughter of Richard Hill of Dymock, Gloucestershire and widow of William Lane of Gloucester.[
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References
People from Herefordshire
Mayors of Gloucester
Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Gloucester
English MPs 1625
English MPs 1626
Year of birth uncertain
1626 deaths
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