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Bacon, Francis.
Adm. Fell.-Com. (age 12) at TRINITY, Apr. 5,
1573, with his brother Anthony. S. of Sir Nicholas (1523),
Lord Keeper of the great seal. Matric. 1573. Resided for two
years. M.A. July 27, 1594. Adm. at Gray's Inn, 1576. With
the embassy of Sir Amias Paulet in France, 1576-9. Barrister,
1582. M.P. for Melcombe Regis, 1584; for Taunton, 1586; for
Liverpool, 1588; for Middlesex, 1593; for Southampton,
1597; for St Albans, 1601; for Ipswich, 1604, and for Cambridge
University, 1614. Bencher, Gray's Inn, 1586. King's
Counsel, 1604. Knighted, 1603. Solicitor-general, 1607. Counsel
for the University, 1613. Attorney-general, 1613. Lord
Keeper, 1617. Lord Chancellor, and created Baron Verulam,
1618. Viscount St Alban, 1621. Charged with bribery,
deprived of the great seal, and fined, 1621. Died Apr. 9,
1626. Buried at St Albans. For an account of his literary
and scientific work see D.N.B. The Essays were published
in 1597; the Advancement of Learning, 1605; the New
Atlantis
, 1614-8; the Novum Organum, 1620. ( D.N.B. )
Francis BACON
Approx. lifespan: 1561–1626
Adm. Fell.-Com. (age 12) at Trinity College 1573:04:05 with his brother Anthony BACON
s. of Sir Nicholas BACON (1523) Lord Keeper of the great seal.
Matric. 1573
Resided for two years.
M.A. 1594:07:27
Adm. at Gray's Inn 1576
With the embassy of Sir Amias PAULET in France , 1576-79
Barrister 1582
M.P. for Melcombe Regis, [Dorset], 1584 ; for Taunton, [Somerset], 1586 ; for Liverpool, [Lancashire], 1588 ; for Middlesex , 1593 ; for Southampton, [Hampshire], 1597 ; for St Albans, [Hertfordshire], 1601 ; for Ipswich, [Suffolk], 1604 and for Cambridge University, [Cambridgeshire], 1614
Bencher, Gray's Inn 1586
King's Counsel 1604
Knighted 1603
Solicitor-general 1607
Counsel for the University 1613
Attorney-general 1613
Lord Keeper 1617
Lord Chancellor, and created Baron Verulam 1618
Viscount St Alban 1621
Charged with bribery, deprived of the great seal, and fined 1621
Died 1626:04:09
buried at St Albans, [Hertfordshire],
For an account of his literary and scientific work see D.N.B.
The Essays were published in 1597 ; the Advancement of Learning 1605 ; the New Atlantis 1614-18 ; the Novum Organum 1620
( D.N.B. )
[app:]half-brother of Edward BACON (1561) [:app]
[app:]half-brother of Nathaniel BACON (1561) [:app]
[app:]half-brother of Nicholas BACON (1561) [:app]
[app:]Two portraits, Roubiliac bust & statue (copy by H. Weekes 1845 ) at Trinity College [:app]
[app:]Portrait engravings: CAS : F3, G5 Bust after Roubiliac in English Faculty Library[:app]
[app:](UA: Utinam f.81; Goodeson: CP : 98; Atkinson, 452–4)[:app]

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