Family and Education
b. c. 1563, 2nd s. of John Luke (d.1566) of Woodend, Cople, Beds. and Anne, da. and coh. of John Hemming of Arlesey, Beds.; bro. of Nicholas†.Vis. Beds. (Harl. Soc. xix), 179-80. educ. M. Temple 1581. m. (1) 1594, Joan Collett, servant to Christopher Smith† of Annables PROB 11/74, ff. 79v-80. and wid. of his son Thomas, s.p.; VCH Herts. ii. 199. (2) 22 July 1616, Flamstead par. reg. (transcript at Soc. Gen.) 107. Mary (d. 22 Aug. 1664), da. of Sir Henry Coningsby of North Mimms, wid. of Thomas Saunders of Flamstead, 1da. R. Clutterbuck, Herts. i. 362. Kntd. 11 May 1603.Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 107. bur. 31 Mar. 1638 31 Mar. 1638. Flamstead par. reg. 150.
Offices Held

J.p. Herts. and St. Albans liberty 1597–d.; C181/1, ff. 9v, 59; C181/2, ff. 35v, 82v, 87, 127, 143, 172v, 192, 240, 305, 331; C181/3, ff. 1, 72v, 140, 174, 197v, 220, 223v; C231/1, f. 42; APC, 1621–3, p. 454; T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, p. 9. commr. oyer and terminer, Herts. and St. Albans 1602–d., C181/1, ff. 27, 33, 42, 59v, 101, 128v; C181/2, ff. 19, 36v, 54, 60v, 91, 121v, 136, 176, 260, 264v, 305, 339; C181/3, ff. 3, 12v, 16v, 17, 95v, 123, 174v, 197v, 212v. subsidy, Herts. 1608, 1621 – 22, 1623, 1628, SP14/31/1; C212/22/20, 21, 23; CSP Dom. Addenda, 1625–49, p. 729. sewers, St. Albans, 1617, C181/2, f. 297v. Forced Loan, Herts. 1627, Rymer, viii. pt. 2, p. 144. limiting badgers 1630. APC, 1630–1, p. 132.

Main residences: Annables; Flamstead, Herts.
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Commons 1604-1629
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LUKE, Sir John (c.1563-1638)

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