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Sampson Lennard | |
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| Member of the British Parliament for Launceston | |
| In office 1571 | |
| Member of the British Parliament for Bramber | |
| In office 1584–5 | |
| Member of the British Parliament for St Mawes | |
| In office 1586–7 | |
| Member of the British Parliament for Christchurch | |
| In office 1589 | |
| Member of the British Parliament for St Germans | |
| In office 1593 | |
| Member of the British Parliament for Rye | |
| In office 1597 | |
| Member of the British Parliament for Liskeard | |
| In office 1601 | |
| Member of the British Parliament for Sussex | |
| In office 1614 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1544 |
| Died | 20 September 1615 |
| Spouse | Margaret Fiennes |
| Children | 13, including Sir Henry Lennard[1] |
Sampson Lennard (c. 1544 – 20 September 1615), of Chevening in Kent, was an English Member of Parliament who represented an unusually large number of different constituencies during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I.[1]
A prominent member of the Kent and Sussex gentry, Lennard was High Sheriff of Kent in 1590–1. He entered Parliament in 1571 as member for Launceston (Cornwall). He subsequently also represented Bramber (1584–5), St Mawes (1586–7), Christchurch (1589), St Germans (1593), Rye (1597), Liskeard (1601) and Sussex (1614).
Lennard married Margaret Fiennes, daughter of Thomas Fiennes, 9th Baron Dacre, and after her brother's death in 1594 he successfully claimed the barony on her behalf, so that she became the 11th Baroness Dacre. However, "imperfections in Mr. Lennard’s precedents" meant he did not receive the title he desired.[1]
They had thirteen children, and their younger son, Sir Henry Lennard, succeeded his mother as 12th Baron Dacre, "leaving [Sampson] Lennard to watch him enjoying the title while more land was sold to pay off debts".[1] Sampson Lennard is buried at St. Botolph, Chevening, Kent, England
- ^ a b c d N.M.S., 'Lennard, Sampson (c.1544-1615), of Chevening and Knole, Kent; later of Hurstmonceaux, Suss.', in P.W. Hasler (ed.), The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603 (Boydell & Brewer 1981), History of Parliament online.