Southwell, Robert (1506 - 1559)

Biographical Overview

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Titles - 1
Properties - 6
Total events naming patron - 1
Troupes - 1
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Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1506
Death Date: 1559-10-26

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed 1541/2-01-16

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Common Serjeant-at-law, London 1536 1537
Solicitor, Court of Augmentations, England 1537 1540
JP, Kent 1538 1547
Member, King's Ordinary Council, England 1539/40-3-21 n.d.
Master of Requests, England 1540 n.d.
JP, Surrey 1541 1547
Master of the Rolls, England 1541-7-1 1550-12-13
MP, Surrey 1542 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex 1543 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Sussex 1543 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Surrey 1543 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1543 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, England 1544 n.d.
JP, Sussex 1544 1554
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Sussex 1547 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Surrey 1547 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1547 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex 1547 n.d.
JP, Essex 1547 n.d.
MP, Westminster 1553 n.d.
MP, Kent 1553 n.d.
Sheriff, Kent 1553-11-8 1554-11-13
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1554 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Sussex 1554 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1554 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex 1554 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Surrey 1554 n.d.
MP, Kent 1555 n.d.
Commissioner of Inquiry into Heresies, Kent 1556-4-25 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Mereworth, Kent
  • London (city-county)

Lands

  • Essex
  • Kent
  • London (city-county)
  • Surrey

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1540-1541 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Master of the Rolls' Bearwards

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Master of the Rolls' Bearwards Southwell, Robert (1506 - 1559) Performing Animals 1

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