About Sir Edmund Bacon, 2nd Baronet
Lived 1570 – 1649 (aged 78–79). Sir Edmund Bacon, 2nd Baronet was an English politician.
Sir Edmund Bacon, 2nd Baronet (c. 1570 – 10 April 1649) was an English baronet and politician. Edmund was wealthy, possessing around £6,000.
Due to his family influence, he became a Knight of the Shire while still in his twenties. With the help of his family, he got a seat as Member of Parliament for Eye from 1588 to 1589. Later he would become a member of parliament for Suffolk in 1593 and 1625. He was appointed High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1634.
Bacon married Philippa Wotton, the daughter of Edward Wotton, 1st Baron Wotton. Together, they had no children.
Edmund Bacon died on 10 April 1649 and was buried in Redgrave, Suffolk. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother Robert.
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English politician, died 1649
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Sir Edmund Bacon, 2nd Baronet was born in 1570.
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Sir Edmund Bacon, 2nd Baronet died on 10 April 1649.
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Sir Edmund Bacon, 2nd Baronet was a politician.
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