Sir Edmund Bacon, 2nd Baronet
Sir Edmund Bacon, 2nd Baronet (c. 1570 – 10 April 1649)[1] was an English baronet and politician.
He was the oldest son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, 1st Baronet of Redgrave, Suffolk and his wife Anne Butts, only daughter of Edmund Butts.[2] His younger brother was Sir Butts Bacon, 1st Baronet.[3] He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and admitted to Gray's Inn in 1586.[4] In 1624, Bacon succeeded his father as baronet.[3]
He sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for Eye from 1588 to 1589 and for Suffolk in 1593 and 1625. He was appointed High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1634.[5]
Bacon married Philippa Wotton, daughter of Edward Wotton, 1st Baron Wotton.[2] Their marriage was childless.[2] He was buried in Redgrave, Suffolk and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother Robert.[2]
References [edit]
- ^ "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ a b c d Kimber, Edward (1771). In Richard Johnson. The Baronetage of England: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the English Baronets. vol. I. London: Thomas Wotton. pp. 8–9.
- ^ a b Debrett, John (1824). Debrett's Baronetage of England. vol. I (5th ed.). London: G. Woodfall. p. 3.
- ^ Venn, J.; Venn, J. A., eds. (1922–1958). "Bacon, Edmund". Alumni Cantabrigienses (10 vols) (online ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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| Preceded by Nicholas Bacon |
Baronet (of Redgrave) 1624–1649 |
Succeeded by Robert Bacon |
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