| Authorised form of name | Lucy; Sir; Kingsmill (c1649 - 1678); politician |
| Dates | c1649 - 1678 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England, Europe |
| Date of birth | c. 1649 |
| Date of death | 19 September 1678 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Facombe, Hampshire, England, Europe (20 September 1678) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Activity | Education:
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge (BA 1666); Lincoln's Inn (admitted 1667); DCL (Oxford 1677);
Career:
Member of the Committee of the HEIC (171-1672, 1673-1674); MP for Andover (1673-1678); Commissioner for Assessment for Hampshire and Westminster (1673-death); Commissioner for Recusants for Hampshire (1675) |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 26/11/1668 |
| Proposer | John Wilkins |
| Relationships | Parents: Sir Richard Lucy and Jane Chapman; succeeded his father 1667
Married: Theophila Berkeley
Children: Sir Berkeley Lucy (FRS 1698)
Additional relatives: father-in-law George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley (FRS 1663) |
| OtherInfo | Upon his election as member of parliament, Lucy was not particularly active in his role. Nor was he active in the Royal Society's work after his election. He was a member and stockholder in the East India Company, an English and later British company formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region. The company ended up seizing control of large parts of the Indian subcontinent (and briefly Afghanistan) and colonised parts of Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. Through this role and its profits, Lucy was able to enlarge his Hampshire estates. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Venn; Foster; Henning
References:
Hunter, M. 1976-7. 'The Social Bias and Changing Fortunes of an Early Scientific Institution: An Analysis of the Membership of the Royal Society, 1660-1685', vol. 31, pp. 9-114
Notes:
Hunter gives birth date as 1650; Venn gives his age as 12 in June 1663 and has year of birth as 1651. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/51529264 |
| Code | NA6365 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MS/390/6 | Bond of Sir Kingsmill Lucy to the Treasurer of the Royal Society | 3 February 1674 |