LUKE, Oliver (1574-c.1651), of Woodend, Cople and Hawnes, Beds.

Family and Education

bap. 26 Oct. 1574, 1st s. of Nicholas Luke by Margaret, da. of Oliver, 1st Baron St. John of Bletsoe. educ. King’s, Camb. 1588; M. Temple 1592. m. (1) 1599, Elizabeth (d.1607), da. and coh. of Valentine Knightley; (2) by 1616, Maud, da. of William Trenchard of ‘Cutheridge’, Wilts.; at least 3s. 1da. (at least 1s. by 1st w.). Kntd. 1603; suc. fa. 1613.

Offices Held

J.p. Beds. 1615, sheriff 1617 – 18; col. (parlty.) in civil war. M. F. Keller, Long Parlt. 261–2; Wilts N. and Q. iv. 326; Vis. Beds. (Harl. Soc. xix), 179; F. A. Blaydes, Gen. Bed. 84; Beds. N. and Q. iii. 59; Som. Wills, v. 41; DNB (Luke, Sir Samuel); HMC 13th Rep. I, 144.

Parlimentarian

LUKE, Sir Oliver (1574-1651), of Cople Woodend and Hawnes, Beds.

Main residences: Woodend, Cople; Hawnes, Beds.

Author

N.M.F.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

LUKE, Oliver (1574-c.1651)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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