John Spencer (died 1600)
Sir John Spencer | |
|---|---|
St Mary the Virgin Church, Great Brington | |
| Noble family | Spencer |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Catlyn |
| Issue | Robert Spencer, 1st Baron Spencer of Wormleighton |
| Father | John Spencer |
| Mother | Katherine Kitson |
Sir John Spencer (c. 1551 – 9 January 1599) was an English nobleman, politician, landowner, sheriff, knight, and
MP from the Spencer family
.
Life and family
Spencer was the son of
Sir Thomas Kitson of Hengrave, Suffolk. Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, he then trained in the law at the Middle Temple. He succeeded his father in 1586, inheriting estates at Wormleighton, Warwickshire, and Althorp
, Northamptonshire, and was knighted in 1588.
He was appointed a
Justice of the Peace for Bedfordshire in 1577 and for Northamptonshire in 1584. He was Sheriff of Northamptonshire for the year 1578–79 and again for 1590–91. He was elected as one of the members of parliament for Northampton
in 1572.
Spencer died on 9 January 1600 and was buried in
St Mary the Virgin Church, Great Brington
, the parish church for Althorp.
His monument was made by Joseph Hollemans, a Dutch sculptor residing in
Burton-on-Trent.[1]
Marriage and issue
Spencer married Mary Catlyn, the only daughter and heiress of
Baron Spencer of Wormleighton
.
References
- ^ HMC 4th Report: Lord Fitzhardinge (London, 1874), p. 367.
External links
- "SPENCER, John (c.1549-1600), of Newnham, Warws. and Althorp, Northants". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 1 November 2012.