Background
Lytton was the son of Sir Rowland Lytton of Knebworth, and his wife Anne Street John, daughter of Oliver Street John, 1st Baron Street John of Bletso and widow of Robert Corbet.
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William Lytton
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Education
He was educated at Westminster school (1601-1602) and Emmanuel College, Cambridge and succeeded his father in 1615, inheriting the Knebworth estate.
Career
He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War. He was knighted on 25 July 1624. He was appointed High Sheriff of Hertfordshire for 1625-1626 and deputy lieutenant of the county from 1625 to 1630.
In April 1640, he was re-elected Member of Parliament for Herefordshire in the Short Parliament and then in November 1640 for the Long Parliament.
Lytton supported the Parliamentary cause in the Civil War and was one of the commissioners sent by Parliament and received by King Charles who tried to negotiate peace at Oxford in 1643, (They failed to reach terms and the war was to continue for three more years). Lytton was excluded from parliament under Pride"s Purge in 1648.
Lytton married firstly Anne Slaney, daughter of Stephen Slaney of Norton Shropshire.
Membership
Short Parliament]
In 1628, Lytton was elected Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire.
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August 14, 1660 (aged 73) -
Nationality
English