Sir Edmund Bacon, 2nd Baronet, of Redgrave

Edmund Bacon
Sir; Edmund Bacon; 2nd Baronet of Redgrave
Born	1570
Died	10 April 1649
Education	Corpus Christi College
Net worth	£6,000
Title	Baronet of Redgrave
Predecessor	Sir Nicholas Bacon, 1st Baronet of Redgrave
Spouse(s)	Phillipa Watton
Parents	Sir Nicholas Bacon (father); Anne Butts Bacon (mother);
Relatives	Anne Bacon Drury (Sister) Dorothy Bacon Colby (Sister) Robert Bacon (Brother)
Family	Bacon Baronets
Honours	Knight of the Shire

Sir Edmund Bacon, 2nd Baronet (c. 1570 – 10 April 1649)[1] was an English baronet and politician. He was a very wealthy man. Having around £6,000.[2] During Edmund's life he would have many intellectual pursuits. Edmund Bacon would often talk to his uncle, Francis Bacon about his scientific experiments.[2] Edmund's love of knowledge was the reason he was friends with Sir Henry Wotton. Edmund's beliefs about religion are unknown, although he was described by a Puritan chaplain named Robert Allen as "Lovers of piety and justice, and friends to the church of God.[2]"

Biography

He was born in 1570 as the oldest son of Sir Nicholas Bacon of Redgrave, Suffolk and his wife Anne Butts.[2] He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and admitted to Gray's Inn in 1586.[3] In 1624, Bacon succeeded his father as baronet.[4] With the help of his family, he got a seat as Member of Parliament for Eye from 1588 to 1589. Later he would become a member of parliament for Suffolk in 1593 and 1625. Also due to his family influence, he had become a Knight of the Shire while still in his twenties.[2] On 26 February 1593 he would serve on a subsidy committee. Later on 9 March in 1593 he served on a legal committee.[2] He was appointed High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1634.[2] Bacon married Philippa Wotton, daughter of Edward Wotton, 1st Baron Wotton.[5] Their marriage was childless.[5] He was buried in Redgrave, Suffolk after his death on 10 April 1649. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother Robert.[5]

References

"Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Retrieved 17 June 2009.
"History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
"Bacon, Edmund (BCN584E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Debrett, John (1824). Debrett's Baronetage of England. vol. I (5th ed.). London: G. Woodfall. p. 3.
Kimber, Edward (1771). Richard Johnson (ed.). The Baronetage of England: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the English Baronets. vol. I. London: Thomas Wotton. pp. 8–9.

Baronetage of England
Preceded by Nicholas Bacon	Baronet (of Redgrave) 1624–1649	Succeeded by Robert Bacon

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[1] "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Retrieved 17 June 2009.

[:0-2] "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 19 October 2011.

[3] "Bacon, Edmund (BCN584E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[Debrett-4] Debrett, John (1824). Debrett's Baronetage of England. vol. I (5th ed.). London: G. Woodfall. p. 3.

[Kimber-5] Kimber, Edward (1771). Richard Johnson (ed.). The Baronetage of England: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the English Baronets. vol. I. London: Thomas Wotton. pp. 8–9.