Henry Capell (MP for Hertfordshire)

16th-century English politician

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Henry Capell (born before 1537 – 1588), of Hadham Hall in the parish of Little Hadham in Hertfordshire and of Rayne in Essex, was an English politician.[1]

## Origins

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He was the eldest son of Sir Edward Capell (d.1577) of Aspenden Hall, Hertfordshire, by his wife Anne Pelham, a daughter of Sir William Pelham of Loughton in Essex. He was a great-grandson of Sir William Capel (c.1446-1515) of Capel Court[2] in the parish of St Bartholomew-by-the-Exchange in the City of London and of Hadham Hall, Lord Mayor of London.

## Career

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He was a Justice of the Peace for Essex from 1575 and for Hertfordshire from 1577. He was appointed Sheriff of Essex for 1579–80 and Sheriff of Hertfordshire for 1585–86. He was a Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire in 1563. He died in 1588.

## Marriages & issue

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He married twice:

* Firstly to Katherine Manners, a daughter of Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland, by whom he had 7 sons and 4 daughters, including:
* Sir Gamaliel Capell (1561-1613), 4th son, of Rookwood Hall in the parish of Abbess Roding in Essex, a Member of Parliament for the county seat of Essex.
* Secondly he married Mary Browne, a daughter of Sir Anthony Browne (d.1548), MP, of Battle Abbey and Cowdray Park in Sussex, and widow of Lord John Grey of Pirgo in Essex.

## References

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1. ^ "CAPELL, Henry I (d.1588), of Little Hadham, Herts. and Rayne, Essex". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
2. ^ "Capel Court, EC2R".

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