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Alexander Luttrell (1663–1711)

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Colonel Alexander Luttrell
Colonel Alexander Luttrell
Colonel Alexander Luttrell
Member of Parliament
for Minehead
In office
1690–1705
Personal details
Born20 October 1663
Dunster, Somerset, England
Died22 September 1711(1711-09-22) (aged 47)
Dunster, Somerset, England
Resting placePriory Churchyard of St. George, Dunster, West Somerset District, Somerset, England
SpouseDorothy Yarde (20 July 1702 to his death)
ChildrenTwo sons, one daughter
Parent(s)Francis Luttrell (1628–1666), Lucy Symonds
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
OccupationLandowner, army officer and politician
Military service
Years of service1688 to 1705
RankColonel

Alexander Luttrell (20 October 1663 – 22 September 1711) was an English army officer and politician.[1]

Dunster Castle – seat of the Luttrell family

He was the third son of Francis Luttrell (1628–1666) of Dunster Castle.[1] His mother Lucy was a daughter of Thomas Symonds of Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire.[1] Colonel Francis Luttrell (1659–1690) was his older brother.[1] He inherited the heavily indebted Dunster Castle after the death of both his elder brothers and then his brother Francis's son in 1703.

He sat in the House of Commons of England from 1690 to 1707 as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Minehead, and then held the seat for a further year in the House of Commons of Great Britain.[2]

He married, in 1702, Dorothy, the daughter of Edward Yard of Churston Ferrers, Devon and had two sons and a daughter.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Watson, Paula; Hanham, Andrew A. (2002). D. Hayton; E. Cruickshanks; S. Handley (eds.). "LUTTRELL, Alexander (1663-1711), of Dunster Castle, nr. Minehead, Som". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Luttrell, Alexander (1663-1711)". History Of Parliament Online. History Of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
Parliament of England
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Minehead
1690–1707
With: John Sanford to 1698
Sir Jacob Banks from 1698
Succeeded by
Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Parliament of England
Member of Parliament for Minehead
17071708
With: Sir Jacob Banks
Succeeded by