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Smith, Francis (1516 - 1605)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1516
Death Date: 1605-09-03

Notes

Secretary to Walter Devereux, 1st Viscount Hereford, by 1558

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Moreton, Mary ( - 1550)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1537-4-15
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Brudenell, Elizabeth ( - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed: 1603-07-23
    Vacated: 1605-09-03

General Lands Note

Received livery of lands 4 May 1537

Details of Offices

Began
MP, Cornwall 1545
MP, Staffordshire 1553
JP, Leicestershire 1561/2
JP, Leicestershire 1564
Sheriff, Leicestershire 1566 -11 -18
Sheriff, Warwickshire 1566 -11 -18
JP, Leicestershire 1569

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Ashby Folville, Leicestershire
    Residence after 1537
  • Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire
    Acquired: 1562
    Aquired after mother's death

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Guildhall, Abingdon, Berkshire Mr Smith's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Mr Smith's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Mr Smith's Players Smith, Francis (1516 - 1605) Players 1
Mr Smith's Players Smith, Francis (1516 - 1605) 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