Simon Luttrell, 1st Earl of Carhampton

Arms of Luttrell: Or, a bend between six martlets sable

Simon Luttrell, 1st Earl of Carhampton (1713 – 14 January 1787) was an Anglo-Irish politician and nobleman.

He was the second son of Col. Henry Luttrell, of Luttrellstown (whose family had held Luttrellstown since the land there had been granted to Sir Geoffrey de Luterel in about 1210 by King John of England). He served as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Great Britain for four constituencies: Mitchell (1755-1761), Wigan (1761-1768), Weobley (1768-1774) and Stockbridge (1774-1780). On 13 October 1768 he was created Baron Irnham of Luttrellstown in the Peerage of Ireland. As his title was an Irish peerage, he was able to keep his seat in the British House of Commons. He was elevated to the title of Viscount Carhampton on 9 January 1781 and was made Earl of Carhampton on 23 June 1785. He lived at Four Oaks Hall, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield from 1751 to 1766.

He married Judith Maria Lawes in 1737, by whom he had eight children:

• Henry Luttrell, 2nd Earl of Carhampton (1743–1821)
• John Luttrell-Olmius, 3rd Earl of Carhampton (1739-1829)
• Temple Simon Luttrell (c.1738–1803)
• James Luttrell (c.1751–1788)
• Anne Luttrell (c.1752–1808), married first in 1765 Christopher Horton, married second in 1771 Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn
• Lucy Luttrell
• son, name unknown
• Elizabeth Luttrell

His rakish behaviour earned him the nickname "King of Hell" and he is reputed to have started the courtesan Mary Nesbitt in her career by seducing her.

References

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Robert Clive John Stephenson	Member of Parliament for Mitchell 1754–1761 With: Richard Hussey	Succeeded by John Stephenson James Scawen
Preceded by Richard Barry Sir William Meredith, Bt	Member of Parliament for Wigan 1761–1768 With: Fletcher Norton	Succeeded by George Byng Beaumont Hotham
Preceded by Henry Frederick Thynne William Lynch	Member of Parliament for Weobley 1768–1774 With: Henry Frederick Thynne 1768–70 Bamber Gascoyne 1770–74	Succeeded by Sir William Lynch John St. Leger Douglas
Preceded by Richard Fuller James Hare	Member of Parliament for Stockbridge 1774–1780 With: John Luttrell 1774–75 James Luttrell 1775–80	Succeeded by James Luttrell John Luttrell
Peerage of Ireland
New title	Earl of Carhampton 1785–1787	Succeeded by Henry Luttrell
	Viscount Carhampton 1781–1787
	Baron Irnham 1768–1787