Richard Lewknor (c. 1589 – 27 May 1635) was an English politician who sat in the
House of Commons
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between 1621 and 1629.
Lewknor was the son of Richard Lewknor, of
West Dean, Sussex, and Eleanor, daughter of Sir Christopher Brome of
Holton, Oxfordshire
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.
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 Sir Richard Lewknor in 1616.
In 1621, Lewknor was elected ]Member of Parliament
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for Midhurst
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. He was re-elected in 1624 1625 and 1626. In 1628 he was elected MP for Sussex
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References
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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