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Francis BACON, Viscount St Alban 1561-1626

Armorial stamp of Francis Bacon (British Armorial Bindings)

Biographical Note

Born at York House in the Strand, London, son of Sir Nicholas Bacon (1510–1579), lord keeper. Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge; entered Gray’s Inn in 1576. He was admitted to the bar in 1582, became bencher in 1586, and reader in 1587. MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis, Dorset in 1584, 1586 and for Taunton, Somerset in 1586. He was knighted in 1603 and became Viscount St Alban in 1621 but was impeached in the same year. He married Alice, daughter of Benedict Barnham, Alderman of London in 1606; the pair had no children. Bacon is well-known for his works on science and natural philosophy, particularly the Novum Organum.

Bacon with his books, as envisaged in the frontispiece to his Historie of ... Henry the seventh, 1642

Books

Numerous books survive with his armorial stamp.

Sources

British Armorial Bindings.
History of Parliament.
Peltonen, Markku. "Bacon, Francis, Viscount St Alban (1561–1626), lord chancellor, politician, and philosopher." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Rogers, D. The Bodleian Library and its treasures, 1991, 124-5.
Francis Bacon, Catalogue of English Literary Manuscripts 1450-1700.

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+[[File:BaconFrancis1.jpg| thumb |Armorial stamp of Francis Bacon (British Armorial Bindings) ]]
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-Born at [[place of Birth::York House]] in [[location::the Strand]], [[location::London]], son of [[family::Sir Nicholas Bacon]] ([[date of Birth::1510]]–[[date of Death::1579]]), [[occupation::lord keeper]], and [[family::Anne Bacon|Anne]] (c.[[date of Birth::1528]]–[[date of Death::1610]]), daughter of [[associates::Sir Anthony Cooke]]. Went to [[education::Trinity College, Cambridge]]; admitted to [[organisations::Gray’s Inn]], 1576. Bacon travelled to [[location::France]] with the English [[occupation::ambassador]] [[associates::Sir Amias Paulet]], during which time he undertook various diplomatic tasks. He returned to [[location::England]] early following his father’s death in [[date of Death::1579]] and resumed his studies in [[organisations::Gray’s Inn]]. Admitted to the [[occupation::lawyer|bar]] 1582, [[occupation::bencher]] 1586, [[occupation::reader]] 1587. [[occupation::MP]] for [[location::Weymouth and Melcombe Regis]], [[location::Dorset]] in 1584, 1586 and for [[location::Taunton]], [[location::Somerset]] in 1586. Knighted by [[associates::James I]] in 1603 and was made [[occupation::Solicitor General]] in 1607, [[occupation::Lord Keeper]] in 1617 and [[occupation::Lord Chancellor]] and [[personal Title::Baron Veralum]] in 1618. He became [[personal Title::Viscount St Alban]] in 1621 but was impeached in the same year for taking bribes. He married [[family::Alice Bacon|Alice]], daughter of [[associates::Benedict Barnham]], [[occupation::Alderman]] of [[location::London]] in 1606; the pair had no children. Bacon is well-known for his [[author::works]] on science and natural philosophy, particularly the [[book Title::''Novum Organum'']].
+Born at [[place of birth::York House]] in [[location::the Strand]], [[location::London]], son of [[family::Sir Nicholas Bacon]] (1510–1579), [[occupation::lord keeper]]. Educated at [[education::Trinity College, Cambridge]]; entered [[organisations::Gray’s Inn]] in 1576. He was admitted to the bar in 1582, became [[occupation::bencher]] in 1586, and [[occupation::reader]] in 1587. [[occupation::MP]] for [[location::Weymouth and Melcombe Regis]], [[location::Dorset]] in 1584, 1586 and for [[location::Taunton]], [[location::Somerset]] in 1586. He was knighted in 1603 and became [[personal title::Viscount St Alban]] in 1621 but was impeached in the same year. He married [[family::Alice Bacon|Alice]], daughter of [[associates::Benedict Barnham]], [[occupation::Alderman]] of [[location::London]] in 1606; the pair had no children. Bacon is well-known for his works on science and natural philosophy, particularly the [[book title::''Novum Organum'']].
+[[file:P1210087(1).JPG|thumb|200px|Bacon with his books, as envisaged in the frontispiece to his ''Historie of ... Henry the seventh'', 1642]]
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 *[https://armorial.library.utoronto.ca/stamp-owners/BAC001 British Armorial Bindings].
+*[http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/bacon-sir-francis-1561-1626 History of Parliament].
 *Peltonen, Markku. [https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/990 "Bacon, Francis, Viscount St Alban (1561–1626), lord chancellor, politician, and philosopher."] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''.
 *Rogers, D. ''The Bodleian Library and its treasures'', 1991, 124-5.
+*[https://celm-ms.org.uk/introductions/BaconFrancis.html Francis Bacon, ''Catalogue of English Literary Manuscripts 1450-1700''].
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