Sir Edmund Bacon, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Edmund Bacon, 2nd Baronet (c. 1570 – 10 April 1649) was an English
England
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 baronet and politician.

He was the oldest son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, 1st Baronet
Sir Nicholas Bacon, 1st Baronet, of Redgrave
Sir Nicholas Bacon, 1st Baronet , of Redgrave in Suffolk, English Member of Parliament, and in 1611 was the first man to be created a baronet, making his successors Premier Baronets of England....

 of Redgrave, Suffolk and his wife Anne Butts, only daughter of Edmund Butts. His younger brother was Sir Butts Bacon, 1st Baronet. He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It is notable as the only college founded by Cambridge townspeople: it was established in 1352 by the Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary...

, and admitted to Gray's Inn
Gray's Inn
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 in 1586. In 1624, Bacon succeeded his father as baronet.

He sat as Member of Parliament
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 (MP) for Eye
Eye (UK Parliament constituency)
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 from 1588 to 1589 and for Suffolk
Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency)
Suffolk was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1290 until 1832, when it was split into two divisions.-Boundaries and franchise:...

 in 1593 and 1625. He was appointed High Sheriff of Suffolk
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 in 1634.

Bacon married Philippa Wotton, daughter of Edward Wotton, 1st Baron Wotton
Edward Wotton, 1st Baron Wotton
Edward Wotton, 1st Baron Wotton was an English diplomat and administrator.From 1612 to 1613, he served as a Lord of the Treasury...

. Their marriage was childless. He was buried in Redgrave, Suffolk
Redgrave, Suffolk
Redgrave is a civil parish and a small village in the Rickinghall and Walsham ward in the Mid Suffolk district in Suffolk county in eastern England....

 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother Robert
Sir Robert Bacon, 3rd Baronet
Sir Robert Bacon, 3rd Baronet was an English politician.He was a younger son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, 1st Baronet and his wife Anne Butts, daughter of Edmund Butts. In 1649, he succeeded his older brother Edmund as baronet...

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