Francis Luttrell (June 1659 to 25 July 1690) of

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in Somerset was a landowner and MP for

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from 1679 until his death.

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Francis Luttrell was baptised on 16 June 1659, second son of Francis Luttrell (1628–1666), and his wife Lucy Symonds, granddaughter of the politician

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. He had an older brother Thomas (1657-1670) and a younger

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(1663-1711). In July 1680, he married Mary Tregonwell, a wealthy heiress with an estate worth £2,500 per annum, much of which was spent refurbishing

, the family home. They had a son Tregonwell (1683-1703) and two daughters.

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Educated like other members of his family at

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, he was first elected MP for

in March 1679, when still technically underage. He retained the seat until his death in 1690 and served as Deputy Lieutenant of Somerset from 1681 to 1687, Deputy Lieutenant of Dorset from 1685 to 1687, and Vice-Admiral of Somerset from 1685. He resigned these offices after refusing to back

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in his demand for repeal of the

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. As a colonel in the local militia, Luttrell had helped suppress the

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in June 1685 but in the November 1688

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he backed James' removal by his son-in-law William of Orange. When William landed in Devon, Francis mustered a number of companies of infantry, which formed the basis for the later

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regiment. He died at

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on 25 July while he and his regiment were awaiting transport to

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for service in the

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* * 1659 births 1690 deaths Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford English MPs 1679 English MPs 1680–1681 English MPs 1681 English MPs 1685–1687 English MPs 1689–1690

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