Background
Tracy was the son of Sir John Tracy of Toddington and his wife Anne Shirley daughter of Sir Thomas Shirley of Wiston Sussex.
Tracy was the son of Sir John Tracy of Toddington and his wife Anne Shirley daughter of Sir Thomas Shirley of Wiston Sussex.
He fought for the Royalists in the English Civil War. He matriculated at Queen"s College, Oxford and was admitted to Middle Temple in 1610. He was knighted by King James I at Theobalds on 2 October 1616.
He was re-elected Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire in 1626.
In April 1640, he was re-elected Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire in the Short Parliament. In the Civil War Tracy was a Commissioner for King Charles I and fought against the Parliamentary forces at Cirencester and the Siege of Gloucester in 1643.
He surrendered to Colonel Massey in 1645 and was compounded for delinquency in 1647. He was assessed to pay a fine, beginning at £4000, reduced to £2000, then £1,500 and finally £360.
He inherited the title on the death of his father around 1648.
He took the oath of fidelity to the Government in 1650 and was discharged under the Acting of Pardon 1652. Tracy died aged around 69 and was buried at Toddington on 2 May 1662. Tracy married firstly in 1617 Bridget Lyttelton, daughter of John Lyttelton, of Frankley Court, company
They had eight children including his successor John Tracy.
Short Parliament; 2nd Parliament of King Charles I]
In 1620, Tracy was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire and held the seat until 1622.