Byron, John (1599 - 1652)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 2
Properties - 3
Total events naming patron - 1
Troupes - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 5
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Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1599
Death Date: before 1652-08-13

Notes

Admitted as fellow-commoner at Trinity College, Cambridge University 1615; MA 1618. In exile 4 June 1646

Siblings

Male

Byron, William ( - )
Byron, Thomas ( - )
Byron, Robert ( - )
Byron, Gilbert ( - )
Byron, Richard ( - )
Byron, Philip ( - )

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. West, Cecilia ( - 1637/8)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Needham, Eleanor (1626 - 1664)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1644
    Union ended: n.d.

Primary Title

Knight of the Bath

Titles

  • Knight of the Bath
    Assumed 1525/6-02
    Vacated Before 1652-08-13
  • 1st Baron Byron of Rochdale
    Assumed 1643-10-24
    Vacated Before 1652-08-13

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Governor, Cheshire n.d. -02-6
MP, Nottinghamshire 1624 1625
MP, Nottinghamshire 1626 n.d.
MP, Nottinghamshire 1628 1629
Sheriff, Nottinghamshire 1634-11-5 n.d.
Lieut, London after 1641-12-26 by 1641/2-02-11 (date resignation accepted by the King)
Colonel, Regiment of Horse, England 1642-7-24 n.d. Regiment part of the Royalist Army
Field Marshal, Cheshire 1643-12-19 n.d.
Field Marshal, Lancashire 1643-12-19 n.d. Accepeted a field command to reconquer Lancashire on 7 Nov. 1643
Field Marshal, North Wales 1643-12-19 n.d.
Governor, Cheshire After 1644-7-25 (confirmed by the King April 1645) 1645/6-02-2 (date surrendered to parliamentary forces)
Superintendant, Duke of York's Household, England 1651-4-30 before 1652-08-13 In exile

General Lands Note

Most Lancashire properties had been sold by father, including Clayton Hall (in 1621)

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Newstead Abbey, Nottinghamshire

Lands

  • Lancashire: Rochdale
    Acquired: 1638
    Divested: 1652-08-13
    Purchased
  • Nottinghamshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1641-1641 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Sir John Byron's Musician/s

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Sir John Byron's Musician/s Byron, John (1599 - 1652) Musicians 1

Bibliographic Sources

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The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981.
List of Sheriffs for England and Wales from the Earliest Times to AD 1831. Public Record Office Lists and Indexes 9. London: HMSO, 1898.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)
The Victoria History of the County of Lancaster. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. 8 vols. London: Archibald Constable, 1906–14.