Francis Southwell
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Francis Southwell (died 1581) was and English politician.
Southwell was the third son of Francis Southwell and Dorothy, daughter and co-heiress of William Tendring.[1] He was born about 1510. His eldest brother was Richard Southwell. Another brother was Robert Southwell.[2]
In 1536 Southwell served on the royal commission that set the values of monasteries in Norfolk and Suffolk during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. After this, he acquired a series of royal leases during the late 1530s and early 1540s, before becoming an auditor of the Exchequer in November 1542. He continued to serve as a royal official in other commissions through the end of the 1540s. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hertfordshire in 1554 and was MP for St. Albans in 1558.[2]
Southwell first married Alice, daughter of William Standish. She died childless. On 6 August 1560, he married Barbara, daughter of John Spencer of Rendlesham Suffolk, who was the widow of Richard Catlyn (d. 1556) of Norwich and Honingham, Norfolk.[2]
Southwell died on 19 Nov 1581, with his heir being his eldest son Miles. His will mentioned a daughter and other sons.[2]
References
- ↑ Burke, John (1833). A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (Public domain ed.). H. Colburn and R. Bentley. pp. 465–. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "Southwell, Francis (c.1510-81), of Hertingfordbury, Herts. and Islington, Norf. - History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.