Alexander Luttrell (1705–1737)

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Alexander Luttrell
MP
Luttrell Coat of Arms
Arms of Luttrell: Or, a bend between six martlets sable
Member of Parliament
for Minehead
In office
1727–1737
Personal details
Born10 May 1705
Dunster, Somerset, England
Died4 June 1737(1737-06-04) (aged 32)
Dunster, Somerset, England
Resting placePriory Churchyard of St. George, Dunster, West Somerset District, Somerset, England
Spouse(s)Margaret Trevelyan, married 18 April 1724
ChildrenOne daughter
Parent(s)Alexander Luttrell (1663–1711) and Dorothy Yarde
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
OccupationLandowner

Alexander Luttrell (10 May 1705 – 4 June 1737) of

pocket borough of Minehead
from 1727 until his death. He was the last in the male line of the Luttrell family, which had owned Dunster Castle since 1376.

Early life and family

Alexander Luttrell was born on 10 May 1705, the eldest son of

Alexander Luttrell, of Dunster Castle, by his wife Dorothy Yarde, daughter of Edward Yarde of Churston Ferrers, Devon. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1722, where he was sent with his younger brother Francis.[1][2][3]

On 18 April 1724 he married Margaret Trevelyan at St Anne, Soho, London, Westminster, England,[4] daughter of Sir John Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet of Nettlecombe, Somerset, by whom he had a daughter and sole heiress Margaret Luttrell.

Career and later life

The Luttrell family's ownership of the manor and castle of Dunster gave them a "natural interest" over the seat of Minehead, thus a

Pocket Borough, and he was returned as a Tory Member of Parliament for that borough shortly after coming of age. In the House of Commons he generally voted against the Government. He held the seat until his death on 4 June 1737.[5] He was buried on 16 June 1737.[6]

Following his death his estate was in a poor financial condition and was put into

pocket borough of Minehead.[9]

Portraits

Several portraits of Alexander Luttrell are listed by Maxwell Lyte (1909), but there is some difficulty in identifying him due to his similar appearance to his brother Francis. Maxwell Lyte lists a 1729 portrait of him by John Vanderbank at Dunster Castle, and others existed at one time at Nettlecombe Court and Bathealton Court. Portraits of his wife also existed at Dunster in 1909, and two portraits of her second husband Edward Dyke existed at Pixton at that time also.[10] One portrait of Edward Dyke hangs at Dunster Castle in 2015.[11]

  • Alexander Luttrell (1705-1737)
    Alexander Luttrell (1705-1737)
  • Margaret Luttrell (Trevelyan)(1704-1764)
    Margaret Luttrell (Trevelyan)(1704-1764)
  • Margaret Fownes Luttrell (1726-1766)
    Margaret Fownes Luttrell (1726-1766)
  • Edward Dyke (1688-1746)
    Edward Dyke (1688-1746)

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ Matthews (1970)
  2. ^ Maxwell Lyte, Sir Henry Churchill, A History of Dunster and of the Families of Mohun & Luttrell (London, England, The St. Catherine Press Ltd., 1909), Page 222.
  3. Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource
    .
  4. ^ Westminster Church of England Parish Registers, City of Westminster Archives Centre, Westminster, London, England, Church of England (Westminster, London, England).
  5. ^ Matthews (1970)
  6. ^ Maxwell Lyte (1909), p. 224
  7. ^ Matthews (1970)
  8. ^ Maxwell Lyte (1909), p. 224
  9. ^ Maxwell Lyte (1909), pp. 225-227
  10. ^ Maxwell-Lyte (1909), p. 224 ; see the following page for a copy of the Vanderbank portrait.
  11. ^ See also National Trust, Dunster Castle

Bibliography

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Member of Parliament for Minehead
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With: Francis Whitworth
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