Nicholas Bacon b. 1509 Chislehurst, Bromley, Kent, England d. 1579: Genealogy of the Bryan and Martin Families

Genealogy of the Bryan and Martin Families

1509 - 1579 (70 years)

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Name Nicholas Bacon

Birth 1509 Chislehurst, Bromley, Kent, England

Gender Male

Death 1579

Siblings 2 brothers and 1 sister

	1. James Bacon, b. cir 1508 d. 1573 (Age ~ 65 years) ▻ Mary Gardner
	2. Nicholas Bacon, b. 1509, Chislehurst, Bromley, Kent, England d. 1579 (Age 70 years) ▻ Jane Fernley; Anne Cooke
	3. Thomasine Bacon, b. cir 1510 ▻ Valentine Browne
	4. Thomas Bacon, b. cir 1510

Notes

Nicolas Bacon, Elizabeth I's Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, attended CambridgeUniversity; he also studied for a time in Paris in the 1520s. He became a lawyer at Gray's Inn in London and rose through the ranks of the legal profession, acquiring some estates along the way as Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries. He fell out of favor during Mary's reign, but Elizabeth made him Lord Keeper of the Great Seal (probably through the influence of his brother-in-law, William Cecil, Elizabeth's chief advisor and ancestor of the Earls of Salisbury). Bacon was highly influential in Elizabethan politics and finance for the rest of his life, and was buried in St Paul's Cathedral.

Person ID I20609 Bryan-Martin

Last Modified 31 Dec 2006