Sir Henry Capell (1505– 1 February 1558) of

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, Somerset was an English politician. He was born the son of Sir Giles Capell of Rayne, Essex. His grandfather was Sir

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, twice Lord Mayor of London. He inherited his Ubley estate on the death of his mother c.1512. He was knighted in 1533 of the occasion of the coronation of Anne Boleyn. He was a

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(MP) of the

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for

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in 1547. He married Anne Manners, daughter of

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and

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. They had several children who died in his lifetime. He died in London in 1558 and was buried at

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alongside his grandfather. His assets devolved to his brother Edward.

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1505 births 1558 deaths English MPs 1547–1552 {{16thC-England-MP-stub