Background
Reynell was the son of Sir Thomas Reynell, of West Ogwell, Devon.
Reynell was the son of Sir Thomas Reynell, of West Ogwell, Devon.
He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 23 April 1602, aged 12. He was a student of Middle Temple in 1608. He was sewer in ordinary to King Charles I and was knighted on 15 September 1625.
He was re-elected Member of Parliament for Morpeth in 1625, 1626, and 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.
Reynell died at Laleham, Middlesex, at the age of about 65.
Useless Parliament; Happy Parliament. 2nd Parliament of King Charles I]
In 1624, he was elected Member of Parliament for Morpeth in the Happy Parliament.