Sampson Lort

Who is Sampson Lort?

Sampson Lort was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1659.

Lort was the second son of Henry Lort of Stackpole, Pembrokeshire and his wife Judith White, daughter of Henry White of Henllam, Pembrokeshire. In 1659, he was elected Member of Parliament for Pembroke in a double return for the Third Protectorate Parliament which was never resolved.

Lort married a daughter of Sir John Philipps, 1st Baronet, of Picton. He was the brother of Sir Roger Lort, 1st Baronet.