MORDAUNT, Lewis (1538-1601), of Turvey, Beds. and Drayton, Northants.

Family and Education

b. 1538, 1st s. of Sir John Mordaunt, 2nd Baron Mordaunt, by his 1st w. Ela, da. of John Fitzlewis, s. and h. app. of Sir Richard Fitzlewis of West Horndon, Essex, h. to her gd.-mother Alice, da. and coh. of John Harleston of Shrimpling, Norf. m. Elizabeth, da. of Sir Arthur Darcy, sis. of Thomas Lord Darcy, 1s. 3da. Kntd. 1568; suc. fa. as 3rd Baron 1571.CP, Wards 7/1/70; Halstead, Genealogies Mordaunt of Turvey (1685), p. 627; Vis. Beds. (Harl. Soc. xix), 42.

Offices Held

J.p.q. Beds. from c. 1564; Northants. from c. 1583; sheriff, Beds. and Bucks. 1570 – 71; commr. musters, Beds. 1569, Northants. 1577, trial of Mary Stuart 1586, to search for Jesuits, Northants. 1591, to suppress recusancy, Beds. Aug. 1592.Cam. Misc. ix(3), p. 28; CSP Dom. 1547–80, p. 341; APC, ix. 322; xxiii. 111–12; HMC Var. iii. 61; HMC Bath, v. 74.

Parlimentarian

MORDAUNT, Lewis (1538-1601), of Turvey, Beds. and Drayton, Northants.

Main residences: Turvey, Beds.; Drayton, Northants.

Author

N.M.F.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

MORDAUNT, Lewis (1538-1601)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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