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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

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 descendant 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

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

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.

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