Henry Capell (MP for Hertfordshire)
Henry Capell (born before 1537 – 1588), of Little Hadham, Hertfordshire and Rayne, Essex, was an English politician.[1]
He was the eldest son of Sir Edward Capell of Aspenden Hall, Hertfordshire, who he succeeded in 1577.
He was a Justice of the Peace for Essex from 1575 and for Hertfordshire from 1577. He was appointed High Sheriff of Essex for 1579–80 and for Hertfordshire for 1585–86.
He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Hertfordshire in 1563.
He died in 1588. He had married twice; firstly Katherine, the daughter of Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland, with whom he had 7 sons and 4 daughters and secondly Mary, the daughter of Sir Anthony Browne and widow of Lord John Grey of Pirgo, Essex.
References
- "CAPELL, Henry I (d.1588), of Little Hadham, Herts. and Rayne, Essex". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
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