Alexander Luttrell (1663–1711)

Colonel Alexander Luttrell
MP
Colonel Alexander Luttrell MP
	Colonel Alexander Luttrell
Member of Parliament; for Minehead
	In office; 1690–1705
Personal details
Born	20 October 1663; Dunster, Somerset, England
Died	22 September 1711 (aged 47); Dunster, Somerset, England
Resting place	Priory Churchyard of St. George, Dunster, West Somerset District, Somerset, England
Spouse	Dorothy Yarde (20 July 1702 to his death)
Children	Two sons, one daughter
Parent(s)	Francis Luttrell (1628–1666), Lucy Symonds
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford
Occupation	Landowner, army officer and politician
Military service
Years of service	1688 to 1705
Rank	Colonel

Alexander Luttrell (20 October 1663 – 22 September 1711) was an English army officer and politician.^[1]

He was the third son of Francis Luttrell (1628–1666) of Dunster Castle.^[1] His mother Lucy was a daughter of Thomas Symonds of Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire.^[1] Colonel Francis Luttrell (1659–1690) was his older brother.^[1] He inherited the heavily indebted Dunster Castle after the death of both his elder brothers and then his brother Francis's son in 1703.

He sat in the House of Commons of England from 1690 to 1707 as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Minehead, and then held the seat for a further year in the House of Commons of Great Britain.^[2]

He married, in 1702, Dorothy, the daughter of Edward Yard of Churston Ferrers, Devon and had two sons and a daughter.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Watson, Paula; Hanham, Andrew A. (2002). D. Hayton; E. Cruickshanks; S. Handley (eds.). "LUTTRELL, Alexander (1663-1711), of Dunster Castle, nr. Minehead, Som". The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1690-1715. Boydell and Brewer. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
^ "Luttrell, Alexander (1663-1711)". History Of Parliament Online. History Of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 8 September 2015.

Parliament of England
Preceded by Francis Luttrell John Sanford	Member of Parliament for Minehead 1690–1707 With: John Sanford to 1698 Sir Jacob Banks from 1698	Succeeded by Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Parliament of England	Member of Parliament for Minehead 1707–1708 With: Sir Jacob Banks	Succeeded by Sir John Trevelyan, Bt Sir Jacob Banks

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