Parents
Father: Southwell, Francis ( - 1512)
Titles
- Knight Assumed: 1541/2-01-16
Details of Offices
| Began | Ended | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Master of Requests, England | 1540 | |
| JP, Surrey | 1541 | 1547 |
| Master of the Rolls, England | 1541 -7 -1 | 1550 -12 -13 |
| MP, Surrey | 1542 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Sussex | 1543 | 1545 |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex | 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 | |
| JP, Sussex | 1544 | 1554 |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex | 1547 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Sussex | 1547 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Surrey | 1547 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent | 1547 | |
| JP, Essex | 1547 | |
| MP, Kent | 1553 | |
| MP, Westminster | 1553 | |
| Sheriff, Kent | 1553 -11 -8 | 1554 -11 -13 |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent | 1554 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex | 1554 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Surrey | 1554 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Sussex | 1554 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent | 1554 | |
| MP, Kent | 1555 | |
| Commissioner of Inquiry into Heresies, Kent | 1556 -4 -25 |
Lands
- Essex
- Kent
- London (city-county)
- Surrey
Event Naming Patron
| Event Type | Date | Location | Troupe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | - | 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 |