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Newdigate, Francis (1519 - 1582)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1519-10-25
Death Date: 1582-01-26

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Details of Offices

Began Ended
MP, 1559-, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire 1559 -1 -16 (Date of election.)
MP, 1563-, Chippenham, Wiltshire 1562 -12 -15 (Date of election.)
MP, 1571-, Middlesex, Middlesex 1571 1572
JP, Middlesex 1573

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Hanworth, Middlesex
    Acquired: 1558
    The manor of Hanworth, Middlesex was obtained from the Crown by Anne, Duchess of Somerset, in advance of her marriage to Newdigate, and became the couple's primary residence.
  • Great Ashtead, Surrey
    Acquired: 1580-2
    Newdigate purchased the manor and demesnes in the period between the making of his will and his death. The manor is one of multiple properties whose bequeathing to the Seymour family John Newdigate, Francis's nephew, challenged after Francis's death.

Lands

  • Middlesex: Ashford Marsh
    History of Parliament notes that Newdigate 'had some property of his own in Middlesex,' including Ashford Marsh.
  • Middlesex: Shepperton Manor
    Newdigate's will bequeathed an estate within Shepperton to his wife.

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Beaudesert, Beaudesert, Staffordshire Lord Hanworth's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Hanworth's Players Newdigate, Francis (1519 - 1582) Players 1

Bibliographic Sources

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  • Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981
  • Malden, Henry Elliot. The Victoria History of the County of Surrey. 4. Westminster: Constable, 1902-1912
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
  • The Victoria History of the County of Middlesex. 11 vols. London; London and Oxford: Archibald Constable [vol 2]; Oxford UP [vols 1, 3–11], 1911 [vol 2], 1962--98 [vol 1, 3--11]