Sir Francis Barrington, 1st Baronet (ca. 15703 July 1628) was an English

England

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 politician, barrister and baronet.

Life

Francis Barrington was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Barrington of Barrington Hall

Barrington Hall

Barrington Hall was a student housing cooperative in the University Students' Cooperative Association system in Berkeley, California, from 1935 to 1990. It is currently privately operated student housing.-History:...

, Hatfield Broadoak, Essex

Essex

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 (died 1586) and as her second husband Winifred Pole (b. aft. 1521 or in 1525), youngest daughter of the 1st Baron Montagu

Henry Pole, 1st Baron Montagu

Henry Pole, 1st Baron Montagu , the only holder of the title Baron Montagu under its 1514 creation, was most famous as one of the peers in the trial of Anne Boleyn.-Life:...

. He was educated at Cambridge University.

Barrington was a Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Essex

Essex (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in the Parliament of England

Parliament of England

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 from 1601 until 1628. Barrington was knight

Knight

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ed on 7 May 1603 on the accession of King James I of England at Theobalds House

Theobalds House

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, Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire

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, and on 19 March 1605 or 1606, he was called to the bar

Bar (law)

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 by Gray's Inn

Gray's Inn

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On 29 June 1611, he was made Baronet Barrington

Barrington Baronets

There has been two Baronetcies created for people with the surname Barrington; one is extinct, and the other is still extant. The Barrington Baronetcy, of Barrington Hall in the County of Essex was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1611 for Francis Barrington, Member of Parliament for...

, of Barrington Hall, in Hatfield Broadoak, County Essex, in the newly erected Baronetage of England.

Marriage and issue

He married Joan Cromwell, who died around 1641 with will

Will (law)

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 probate

Probate

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d on 14 December 1641, daughter of Sir Henry Cromwell

Henry Williams (alias Cromwell)

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 and was therefore uncle by marriage to the future Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell

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. They had nine children, four sons and five daughters. Barrington was succeeded in the baronetcy by his oldest son Thomas

Sir Thomas Barrington, 2nd Baronet

Sir Thomas Barrington, 2nd Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1644....

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