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Sir Edward Bacon (died 8 September 1618), of Shrubland Hall in the parish of Coddenham in Suffolk, England, was a Member of Parliament and an elder half-brother of the philosopher and statesman Sir Francis Bacon.

Life

He was the third son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal to Queen Elizabeth I, by his first wife Jane Fernley, a daughter of William Ferneley of Creeting St Peter in Suffolk.^[1] Like his two elder brothers he was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and entered Gray's Inn for legal training.^[2] He became a Member of Parliament, representing Great Yarmouth (1576–1581) in Suffolk, Tavistock (1584) in Devon, Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (1586) and the County Seat of Suffolk (1593). He also served as High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1601, and was knighted in 1603.

From 1576 for about two years Bacon spent time was in continental Europe. He studied there with two leading Protestants Johannes Sturmius and Lambert Danaeus; he was staying with Theodore Beza in Geneva while a student of the latter.^[3]

Marriage and issue

In about 1581 he married Helen Little, daughter and heiress of Thomas Little of Shrubland Hall by his wife Elizabeth Lytton, a daughter and co-heiress of Sir Robert Lytton of Knebworth House in Hertfordshire.^[4] By his wife he had two sons who were also Members of Parliament:

Nathaniel Bacon (1593–1660);
Francis Bacon (1600–1663).

Notes

^ BACON, Edward (1548-1618), of Bray, Berks. and Shrubland Hall, Suff. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603, ed. P.W. Hasler, 1981 [1]
^ "Bacon, Edward (BCN561E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ Smith, A. Hassell. "Bacon, Sir Nathaniel". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/989. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ BACON, Edward (1548-1618), of Bray, Berks. and Shrubland Hall, Suff. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603, ed. P.W. Hasler, 1981 [2]

References

Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1885). "Bacon, Nicholas" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 2. London: Smith, Elder & Co. , subentry at end
J. E. Neale, The Elizabethan House of Commons (London: Jonathan Cape, 1949)

External links

"Bacon, Edward (1548-1618), of Bray, Berks. and Shrubland Hall, Suff., History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 26 August 2014.

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[1] BACON, Edward (1548-1618), of Bray, Berks. and Shrubland Hall, Suff. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603, ed. P.W. Hasler, 1981 [1]

[2] "Bacon, Edward (BCN561E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[3] Smith, A. Hassell. "Bacon, Sir Nathaniel". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/989. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[4] BACON, Edward (1548-1618), of Bray, Berks. and Shrubland Hall, Suff. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603, ed. P.W. Hasler, 1981 [2]

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-'''Sir Edward Bacon''' (died 8 September 1618), of [[Shrubland Hall]] in [[Suffolk]], was an English [[Member of Parliament]] and a half-brother of [[Francis Bacon|Sir Francis Bacon]].
+'''Sir Edward Bacon''' (died 8 September 1618), of [[Shrubland Hall]] in the parish of [[Coddenham]] in [[Suffolk]], England, was a [[Member of Parliament]] and an elder  half-brother of the philosopher and statesman [[Francis Bacon|Sir Francis Bacon]].
 ==Life==
-He was the third son of [[Nicholas Bacon (courtier)|Sir Nicholas Bacon]], Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, by his first marriage to Lady Jane Fernley. Like his two elder brothers he was educated at [[Trinity College, Cambridge]] and a member of [[Gray's Inn]].<ref>{{acad|id=BCN561E|name=Bacon, Edward}}</ref> He became an MP, representing [[Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency)|Great Yarmouth]] (1576–1581),  [[Tavistock (UK Parliament constituency)|Tavistock]] (1584), [[Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (UK Parliament constituency)|Weymouth and Melcombe Regis]] (1586) and [[Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency)|Suffolk]] (1593). He also served as [[High Sheriff of Suffolk]] in 1601, and was knighted in 1603.
+He was the third son of [[Nicholas Bacon (courtier)|Sir Nicholas Bacon]], Lord Keeper of the Great Seal to Queen Elizabeth I, by his first wife Jane Fernley, a daughter of  William Ferneley of [[Creeting St Peter]] in Suffolk.<ref>BACON, Edward (1548-1618), of Bray, Berks. and Shrubland Hall, Suff. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603, ed. P.W. Hasler, 1981 [https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/bacon-edward-1548-1618]</ref> Like his two elder brothers he was educated at [[Trinity College, Cambridge]] and entered [[Gray's Inn]] for legal training.<ref>{{acad|id=BCN561E|name=Bacon, Edward}}</ref> He became a [[Member of Parliament]], representing [[Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency)|Great Yarmouth]] (1576–1581) in Suffolk,  [[Tavistock (UK Parliament constituency)|Tavistock]] (1584) in Devon, [[Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (UK Parliament constituency)|Weymouth and Melcombe Regis]] (1586) and the County Seat of [[Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency)|Suffolk]] (1593). He also served as [[High Sheriff of Suffolk]] in 1601, and was knighted in 1603.
-From 1576 for about two years Bacon spent time was in continental Europe. He studied there with two leading Protestants, [[Johannes Sturmius]], and [[Lambert Danaeus]]; he was staying with [[Theodore Beza]] in [[Geneva]] while a student of the latter.<ref>{{cite ODNB|id=989|title=Bacon, Sir Nathaniel|first=A. Hassell|last=Smith}}</ref>
+From 1576 for about two years Bacon spent time was in continental Europe. He studied there with two leading Protestants [[Johannes Sturmius]] and [[Lambert Danaeus]]; he was staying with [[Theodore Beza]] in [[Geneva]] while a student of the latter.<ref>{{cite ODNB|id=989|title=Bacon, Sir Nathaniel|first=A. Hassell|last=Smith}}</ref>
+==Marriage and issue==
-==Family==
+In about 1581 he married Helen Little, daughter and heiress of Thomas Little of Shrubland Hall by his wife Elizabeth Lytton, a daughter and co-heiress of Sir Robert Lytton of [[Knebworth House]] in Hertfordshire.<ref>BACON, Edward (1548-1618), of Bray, Berks. and Shrubland Hall, Suff. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603, ed. P.W. Hasler, 1981 [https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/bacon-edward-1548-1618]</ref> By his wife he had two sons who were also Members of Parliament:
-Bacon had two sons who also sat in the [[House of Commons of England]]: [[Nathaniel Bacon (politician)|Nathaniel Bacon]] (1593–1660) and [[Francis Bacon (Ipswich MP)|Francis Bacon]] (1600–1663).
+*[[Nathaniel Bacon (politician)|Nathaniel Bacon]] (1593–1660);
+*[[Francis Bacon (Ipswich MP)|Francis Bacon]] (1600–1663).
 ==Notes==

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