North, Roger (1530/1 - 1600)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 2
Properties - 5
Total events naming patron - 1
Troupes - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 3
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of Kirtling, Cambridgeshire, and Mildenhall, Suffolk

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1531-02-27
Death Date: 1600-12-03

Siblings

Female

North, Christian (1533 - 1563/64)
North, Mary ( - 1558)

Male

North, Thomas (1535 - )

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Rich, Winifred ( - 1578)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: ca. 1547
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union produced 3 sons and 1 daughter, all born by 1556

Offspring

From Rich, Winifred ( - 1578)

  1. Male offspring: North, John (1551 - 1597)
  2. Male offspring: North, Henry (1556 - 1620)
  3. Female offspring: North, Mary (n.d.)

Primary Title

2nd Baron North

Titles

  • Knight of the Bath
    Assumed 1558/59-01-15
    Vacated 1600
  • 2nd Baron North
    Assumed 1564-12-31
    Vacated 1600-12-03

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
MP, Cambridgeshire 1555 n.d.
JP, Cambridgeshire 1558/9 n.d.
MP, Cambridgeshire 1559 n.d.
JP, Cambridgeshire 1561/2 n.d.
MP, Cambridgeshire 1563 n.d.
JP, Cambridgeshire 1564 1600
Commissioner of Musters, Cambridgeshire 1565 n.d.
Alderman, Cambridgeshire 1568 n.d.
Burgess, Cambridgeshire 1568 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Cambridgeshire 1569 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Cambridgeshire 1569-11-20 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Cambridgeshire 1569-11-20 n.d.
High Steward, Cambridgeshire 1572 n.d.
Steward, Norfolk 1572 n.d.
Steward, Suffolk 1572 n.d.
Steward, Duchy of Lancaster 1572 n.d.
Steward, Cambridgeshire 1572 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Cambridgeshire 1573 1574
Commissioner of Custos Rotulorum, Cambridgeshire 1573/4 n.d.
JP, Cambridgeshire 1579 1600
JP, Suffolk 1579 1600
Commissioner of Musters, Cambridgeshire 1580 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Cambridgeshire 1583/4 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Cambridgeshire 1588-4-8 1600-12-3
Lord Lieut, Cambridgeshire 1588-4-8 1600-12-3
JP, Middlesex 1591 n.d.
Privy Councillor, England 1596-8-30 n.d.
Treasurer of the Household, England 1596-8-30 1600-12-3
Commissioner of Musters, Cambridgeshire 1597 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Kirtling, Cambridgeshire
  • The Charterhouse, London (city-county)
    Patrimony; sold
    Acquired: 1564-12-31
    Divested: 1565-05

Lands

  • Cambridgeshire
  • Suffolk
  • Suffolk: Mildenhall
    Acquired: 1577-05
    Purchased; bequeathed to younger son Sir Henry North

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1591-1591 Kirtling Hall, Kirtling Hall , Cambridgeshire Lord North's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord North's Players North, Roger (1531 - 1600) Players 1

Bibliographic Sources

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Bindoff, S.T. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1509–1558. 3 vols. London: Secker & Warburg, 1982.
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.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)