Sampson Darrell

Sir Sampson Darrell (1594 – 14 May 1635) was an English politician and Naval administrator who sat in the House of Commons from 1625 to 1626. He was Surveyor of Marine Victuals of the Royal Navy from 1623 to 1635.^[1]

Sir Sampson Darrell
Born	1594 (1594)
Died	14 May 1635(1635-05-14) (aged 40–41)
Nationality	English
Alma mater	Queen's College, Oxford
Occupation(s)	Naval Administrator, MP
Years active	1623 to 1635
Title	Surveyor of Marine Victuals
Term	1623 to 1635
Predecessor	Sir Allen Apsley
Successor	John Crane
Board member of	Navy Board
Father	Sir Marmaduke Darrell

Biography

Darrell was the son of Sir Marmaduke Darrell of Fulmer, Buckinghamshire. He matriculated at Queen's College, Oxford on 8 May 1607, aged 13 and was awarded BA on 31 January 1610. He was a student of Gray's Inn in 1610. He was knighted on 13 June 1619. In 1625, he was elected Member of Parliament for Wendover. He was re-elected MP for Wendover in 1626. He held the post of victualler of the King's ships also known as Surveyor of Marine Victuals.^[2] a post his father also held from 1595 to 1623.

Darrell died in London at the age of about 39.^[2]