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| John TOWNSHEND Educated at TRINITY. S. of Sir Roger (1553), of Raynham, Norfolk . B. 1564 . Also at Oxford [ Oxfordshire ]. Matric (Magdalen College, Oxford [ Oxfordshire ]) 24 Nov., 1581, age 13 ( sic ), of Raynham, Norfolk . Inherited his father's estates, 1590 . M.P. for Castle Rising [ Norfolk ], 1592 ; for Norfolk , 1597-8 ; for Orford [ Suffolk ], 1601 . Served in the expedition against Cadiz [ Spain ] where he was knighted, 1596 . Possessed of great estates in Norfolk . Married Anne, dau. of Sir Nathaniel Bacon, K.B., of Stiffkey, Norfolk . Died from wounds received in a duel with Sir Matthew Brown, of Beachworth Castle, Surrey , 02 Aug., 1603. He gave a staff for the use of the senior proctor at Cambridge [ Cambridgeshire ], in 1591 . Father of Stanhope (1612). ( Cooper, II. 355; D.N.B. ; Blomefield, VII. 134; Collins, II. 460; Al. Oxon. ) | John TOWNSHEND Approx. lifespan: 1564–1603 Educated at Trinity College s. of Sir Roger TOWNSHEND (1553) of Raynham, Norfolk b. 1564 Also at Oxford, [ Oxfordshire ] Matric ( Magdalen College [Oxford] ) 1581:11:24 age 13 ( sic ), of Raynham, Norfolk Inherited his father's estates 1590 M.P. for Castle Rising, [ Norfolk ] 1592 ; for Norfolk 1597-98 ; for Orford, [ Suffolk ] 1601 Served in the expedition against Cadiz, [ Spain ] where he was knighted 1596 Possessed of great estates in Norfolk Married Anne BACON dau. of Sir Nathaniel BACON K.B., of Stiffkey, Norfolk Died from wounds received in a duel with Sir Matthew Brown, of Beachworth Castle, Surrey 1603:08:02 He gave a staff for the use of the senior proctor at Cambridge, [ Cambridgeshire ] in 1591 father of Stanhope TOWNSHEND (1612) ( Cooper II. 355; D.N.B. ; Blomefield VII. 134; Collins II. 460; Al. Oxon. ) |