Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexinton (21 December 159413 October 1668) was a Royalist MP in 1625 and 1640.

Biography

In 1624 he was elected

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(MP) for

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and re-elected in April and November 1640. He was disabled as a Royalist from sitting in 1643. He served

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during the

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, making great monetary sacrifices for the royal cause. He was commissioned as

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of a regiment of Nottinghamshire Trained Bands defending

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. In 1645 the king created him

Baron Lexinton Baron Lexinton (sometimes referred to as Baron Lexington), Aram (Averham) in the County of Nottingham, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 21 November 1645 for Robert Sutton. The barony became extinct upon the death of his ...

, this being a variant of the name of the Nottinghamshire village of Laxton. His estate suffered during the time of the

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, but some money was returned to him by

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. He commissioned the building of the first

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. He died on 13 October 1668 at the age of 74. There is a wall monument to him in Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Averham. Robert Sutton Monument Arms

Family

He was the son of Sir William Sutton of

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, Lord Lexinton married three times. *On 14 April 1616, he married Elizabeth Manners, the sister of

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, who died childless. *His second wife was Anne Palmes, widow of

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, who also died childless. * On 21 February 1660, he married Mary St. Leger, by whom he had six children: **

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, 2nd Baron Lexington (1662–1723) ** Bridget ** Charles ** St. Leger (a son) ** Mary ** Anne (born a few days after her father's death) In 1675, when she was aged only ten, Bridget Sutton was abducted and married by

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. They later had five sons, including

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, and two daughters."Darcy, Hon. John (1659–89) of Hornby Castle" in Basil Duke Henning, ed., ''The House of Commons, 1660-1690: Introductory survey'' (1983
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Arms

References

* * Capt A.E. Lawson Lowe, ''Historical Record of the Royal Sherwood Foresters; or Nottinghamshire Regiment of Militia'', London: Mitchell, 1872. * 1594 births 1668 deaths Barons Lexinton English MPs 1624–1625 English MPs 1640 (April) English MPs 1640–1648 Nottinghamshire Militia officers {{1640-England-MP-stub