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Alexander Luttrell (1705–1737)

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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. One portrait of Edward Dyke hangs at Dunster Castle in 2015.
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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
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Westminster Church of England Parish Registers, City of Westminster Archives Centre, Westminster, London, England, Church of England (Westminster, London, England).
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The Luttrell family's ownership of the manor and castle of Dunster gave them a "natural interest" over the seat of Minehead, thus a
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from 1727 until his death. He was the last in the male line of the Luttrell family, which had owned Dunster Castle since 1376.
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he generally voted against the Government. He held the seat until his death on 4 June 1737. He was buried on 16 June 1737.
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On 18 April 1724 he married Margaret Trevelyan at St Anne, Soho, London, Westminster, England, daughter of
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Maxwell-Lyte (1909), p. 224 ; see the following page for a copy of the Vanderbank portrait.
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Priory Churchyard of St. George, Dunster, West Somerset District, Somerset, England
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Following his death his estate was in a poor financial condition and was put into
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Member of Parliament for that borough shortly after coming of age. In the
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Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
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Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886
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of Nettlecombe, Somerset, by whom he had a daughter and sole heiress
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A History of Dunster and of the Families of Mohun & Luttrell
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Alexander Luttrell was born on 10 May 1705, the eldest son of
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in 1722, where he was sent with his younger brother Francis.
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The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754
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Alexander Luttrell (disambiguation)
MP
Luttrell Coat of Arms
Minehead
Alexander Luttrell
Alma mater
Christ Church, Oxford
Dunster Castle
Member of Parliament
pocket borough
Minehead
Colonel
Alexander Luttrell
Churston Ferrers
Christ Church, Oxford
Sir John Trevelyan, 2nd Baronet
Margaret Luttrell
Pocket Borough
Tory
House of Commons
Chancery
Margaret Luttrell
Henry Fownes
pocket borough
John Vanderbank
Alexander Luttrell (1705-1737)
Margaret Luttrell (Trevelyan)(1704-1764)
Margaret Fownes Luttrell (1726-1766)
Edward Dyke (1688-1746)
Feudal barony of Dunster

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