Simon Luttrell, 1st Earl of Carhampton ( – 14 January 1787) was an Anglo-Irish politician who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1754 to 1780.
Biography He was the second son of Henry Luttrell, of Luttrellstown (whose family had held Luttrellstown since the land there had been granted to Sir Geoffrey de Luterel in about 1210 by King John of England) and his wife Elizabeth Jones. His father had been a noted commander in the Jacobite Irish Army between 1689 and 1691. He later received a pardon from the Williamite authorities and was accused by his former Jacobite comrades of having betrayed them. He was murdered when his sedan chair was attacked in Dublin in 1717.
Simon Luttrell served as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Great Britain for four constituencies: Mitchell (1755–1761), Wigan (1761–1768), Weobley (1768–1774) and Stockbridge (1774–1780).Brooke, John. "Luttrell, Simon (1713–87)", The History of Parliament
On 13 October 1768, he was created Baron Irnham of Luttrellstown in the Peerage of Ireland. As his title was an Irish peerage, he was able to keep his seat in the British House of Commons. He was elevated to the title of Viscount Carhampton on 9 January 1781 and was made Earl of Carhampton on 23 June 1785. He lived at Four Oaks Hall, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, from 1751 to 1766.
On 22 January 1735, he married Judith Maria Lawes,England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970 (The National Archives, Kew, England), Page 43, Item 201, via Ancestry.com. daughter of Sir Nicholas Lawes, Governor of Jamaica and Elizabeth Cotton (née Lawley), by whom he had nine children: Henry Lawes Luttrell, 2nd Earl of Carhampton (1737London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812–1821) Temple Simon Luttrell (1738Westminster, London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1558-1812 – 1803) John Luttrell-Olmius, 3rd Earl of Carhampton (1739England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 – 1829), married the Honorable Elizabeth Olmius and in 1787 by Royal Licence the additional surname of 'Olmius' out of respect after his father-in-law died. James Luttrell (c. 1751 – 1788), naval officer, died of consumption."Luttrell, Henry (c.1765-1851)", Dictionary of National Biography, (Leslie Stephens, ed.), Smith, Elder, & Company, 1893 Thomas Luttrell (died 1766) Catherine Maria Luttrell (1741-1770) London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991died unmarried Anne Luttrell (1743 – 1808), married first in 1765 Christopher Horton, married second in 1771 to Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, brother of King George III of the United Kingdom, without consent, resulting in the Royal Marriages Act 1772.Irish Builder and Engineer, Vol. 35, Howard MacGarvey & Sons., 1893 Elizabeth Luttrell (1744-1799) Lucy Luttrell (1752-1813)Staffordshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812Devrett, John. Debrett's Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 2, 1825Edinburgh Advertiser (Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland)
Judith was the heir to a slave plantation owned by her father, which after the marriage came into Luttrell's ownership, and eventually passed into the control of his son. His rakish behaviour earned him the nickname "King of Hell", "Hell" being a district of Dublin notorious for its brothels.Curtis, Maurice. To Hell or Monto: The Story of Dublin's Most Notorious Districts, The History Press, 2015 He is reputed to have started the courtesan Mary Nesbitt in her career by seducing her.
References
External links The Diaboliad, a poem dedicated to the worst man in His Majesty's dominions