Francis Bacon (Ipswich MP)
Francis Bacon | |
|---|---|
Member for Ipswich | |
| In office 1645–1653 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 September 1600 |
| Died | c. September 1663 (aged 62–63) |
| Parent |
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| Education | Queens' College, Cambridge |
Francis Bacon (30 September 1600 – c. September 1663) was an English politician who sat in the
Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War
.
Life
Bacon was the son of
Sir Nicholas Bacon by his first wife, Jane Ferneley (d. 1552). He was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge.[1] His brother was Nathaniel Bacon
.
In 1645 Bacon was elected
Member of Parliament (MP) for Ipswich in the Long Parliament. In 1654 he was re-elected MP for Ipswich in the First Protectorate Parliament and was returned in 1656 and 1659 for the Second and Third Protectorate Parliaments.[2]
In April 1660, Bacon was elected for the Convention Parliament which proclaimed the Restoration of Charles II[2] in which he served with his brother Nathaniel and later with Sir Frederick Cornwallis Bt.
He had married Katherine, daughter of Sir Thomas Wingfield of Letheringham, Suffolk; they had six sons (of whom four died before him) and two daughters.
References
- ^ "Bacon, Francis (BCN561E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ a b History of Parliament Online – Bacon, Francis
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