John Lucas (MP for Colchester)
John Lucas (by 1512 – 13 September 1556), of Inner Temple, London, and Colchester, Essex, was an English Member of Parliament.
He was a younger son of Thomas Lucas of Little Saxham Hall, Suffolk and entered the Inner Temple in July 1526 to study law.
He was a Justice of the Peace for Essex from 1538 until his death and Town Clerk of Colchester from 1543 to 1548 and from 1550 to his death. He was elected a Member of Parliament (MP) for Colchester in 1545, 1547 and 1553. He was a Master of Requests from 1552 to 1553.
He married twice: firstly Mary, the daughter of John Abell of Essex, who delivered him 2 sons and secondly Elizabeth, the daughter of John Christmas of Colchester, who delivered 1 son and 2 daughters. He was succeeded by his eldest son Thomas.[1]
References
- ^ "LUCAS, John (by 1512-56), of the Inner Temple, London and Colchester, Essex". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
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