Christopher Caple or Capell (c. 1559 – 1626) was an English mercer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1625 and 1626.
Caple was a younger son of Edward Capell of Sollers Hope, Herefordshire and became a mercer at Gloucester.[1] He was made sheriff of Gloucester in 1594[2] and became an alderman in 1598.[3] He was Mayor for 1598–99, 1619–20 and 1621–22. In 1625, he was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucester. He was re-elected MP for Gloucester in 1626, but died in office in May of that year.[2]
He had a reputation for non-conformity. On his death he left a communion cup to his parish church on his death.[1]
His first wife was Grace, the daughter of Richard Hand, with whom he had 3 sons, including Richard Caple, and a daughter Anne, who married John Hanbury.[4] His second wife was Ellen, the daughter of Richard Hill of Dymock, Gloucestershire and widow of William Lane of Gloucester.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "CAPELL, Christopher (c.1559-1626), of Gloucester, Glos". History of Parliament. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ a b c W R Williams Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucester
- ^ "VCH Gloucestershire Volume 4, Gloucester: Aldermen, 1483-1835". British History Online.
- ^ The visitation of the county of Gloucester, taken in the year 1623. 1885. p. 36.