Claim: Christopher Lewknor, who by the early 1630s was recorder of Chichester, was also elected MP for Chichester in the Short Parliament in 1640, and sat in the House of Commons variously between 1628 and 1641.
Evidence: By the early 1630s he was recorder of Chichester. In April 1640, he was elected MP for Chichester in the Short Parliament. Christopher Lewknor (24 February 1598 – 1653) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1628 and 1641.