Thomas Lucy (died 1640)
Sir Thomas Lucy (1583/86 – 8 December 1640) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1640.
Life
Lucy was the son of Thomas Lucy of Charlecote Park and his wife Constance Kingsmill daughter of Sir Richard Kingsmill of High Clere, Hampshire.[1] His grandfather Sir Thomas Lucy was an MP and is noted for prosecuting William Shakespeare.
In 1614, Lucy was elected Member of Parliament for Warwickshire. He held the seat through several elections until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament. In April 1640, he was re-elected MP for Warwickshire in the Short Parliament. In November 1640 he was elected MP for Warwick in the Long Parliament but died in December.[2]
Lucy died after falling from his horse and was buried at St Leonard's Church, Charlecote.[3] It was said of him that "his tables were ever open to the learned and his gates never fast to the poor".[1]
Lucy married Alice Spencer, daughter of Thomas Spencer of Claverden, Warwickshire.[1] Alice was described an archetypal gentlewoman, known for her charity and piety. They had twelve children, six sons and six daughters, including Sir Fulke Lucy, Richard Lucy and Constance, who married Sir Edward Smith.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 John Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain, Volume 3
- ↑ Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229–239.
- ↑ The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 34. Oxford University Press. 2004. p. 706. ISBN 0-19-861384-9.Article by Richard Cust.
- ↑ Richard Cust, ‘Lucy , Alice, Lady Lucy (c.1594–1648)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 25 Nov 2015
| Parliament of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Edward Greville Sir Richard Verney |
Member of Parliament for Warwickshire 1614-1629 With: Sir Richard Verney 1614 Sir Fulke Greville 1621 Sir Francis Leigh 1621-1622 Sir Clement Throckmorton 1624-1626 Sir Thomas Leigh, 2nd Baronet 1628-1629 |
Succeeded by Parliament suspended until 1640 |
| Preceded by Parliament suspended since 1629 |
Member of Parliament for Warwickshire 1640 With: William Combe |
Succeeded by Richard Shuckburgh James Compton |
| Preceded by William Purefoy Godfrey Bosvile |
Member of Parliament for Warwick 1640 With: William Purefoy |
Succeeded by William Purefoy Godfrey Bosvile |