Nicholas Bacon (Lord Keeper)

Nicholas Bacon
Sir Nicholas Bacon by an unknown artist, 1579
Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
In office
c. 1558 – c. 1571
Preceded byNicholas Heath, Archbishop of York (Lord Chancellor)
Succeeded bySir Thomas Bromley
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
In office
c. 1558 – c. 1579
Preceded byWilliam Paget, 1st Baron Paget
Succeeded byWilliam Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
Personal details
Born13 October 1510
Chislehurst, England
Died20 February 1579(1579-02-20) (aged 68)
London
Spouse(s)Jane Ferneley
Anne Cooke
ChildrenSir Nicholas Bacon, 1st Baronet, of Redgrave
Sir Edward Bacon
Sir Nathaniel Bacon
Elizabeth Bacon
Anne Bacon
Elizabeth Bacon (again)
Anthony Bacon
Sir Francis Bacon
Parent(s)Robert Bacon, Isabel Cage
Arms of Bacon: Gules, on a chief argent two mullets pierced sable[1]

Sir Nicholas Bacon (28 December 1510 – 20 February 1579) was Lord Keeper of the Great Seal during the first half of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. He was the father of the philosopher and statesman Sir Francis Bacon.

  1. ^ Montague-Smith, P.W. (ed.), Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, Kelly's Directories Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames, 1968, p.34