Person Lucy; Sir; Kingsmill (c 1649 - 1678); politician Lucy Kingsmill Sir politician c 1649 - 1678 British Male Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England, Europe c 1649 16780919 19 September 1678 Burial: Facombe, Hampshire, England, Europe (20 September 1678)

Politician 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) 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) 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. Fellow 26/11/1668 John Wilkins 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. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 c 1649 or 1650 - 19 Sep 1678 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 13/07/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA6365 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 15/05/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/51529264 c79d30fb-64e8-4809-8c97-c809e123b60a