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Sir Nicholas Bacon 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.
There have been three baronetcies created for members of the Bacon family, all in the Baronetage of England. As of 2008, one creation is extinct and two of the creations are extant. The extant titles have been merged since 1755.
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Edmund Castell Bacon, 13th and 14th Baronet was a British landowner and businessman.
Sir Nicholas Hickman Ponsonby Bacon, 14th and 15th Baronet,, is a British landowner, businessman and philanthropist. Sir Nicholas is also the Premier Baronet of England.
John Wodehouse, 1st Baron Wodehouse, known as Sir John Wodehouse, 6th Baronet, from 1777 to 1797, was a British landowner, Member of Parliament and peer.
Colonel Sir Armine Wodehouse, 5th Baronet, was a British Tory politician and military officer.
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Sir Nicholas Bacon, 1st Baronet, of Redgrave, Suffolk, English Member of Parliament. In 1611 he became the first man to be made a baronet. Bacon would serve on many commissions. The Privy Council constantly called upon him to conduct inquiries. He was a puritan leader in Suffolk. The power and prestige of the puritan ministries in many areas of the country owed their power to Bacon. Sir Nicholas Bacon was considered a good Christian by his contemporaries. Especially his chaplain, Robert Allen. Robert Allen stated that Sir Bacon's wife was dedicated to "God's holy religion and worship by every good and Christian means in the sight of men."
Sir John Townshend MP, of Raynham Hall in Norfolk, was an English nobleman, politician, and knight. He was the son of Sir Roger Townshend and Jane Stanhope. He was also a soldier and Member of Parliament. He was killed in a duel with Sir Matthew Browne in August 1603.
Sir Robert Bacon, 3rd Baronet of Redgrave (1574–1655) was an English landowner.
Sir Edmund Bacon, 4th Baronet was an English politician.
Sir Edmund Bacon, 5th Baronet, of Gillingham, Norfolk, was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1722 to 1738.
Sir Edmund Bacon, 6th Baronet, of Garboldisham, Norfolk, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1710 and 1741.
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Sir Robert Crane, 1st Baronet of Chilton, Suffolk and of Buckenham Tofts, Norfolk, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1614 and 1643.
Sir Ralph Hare, 1st Baronet of Stow Bardolph, Norfolk was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1654 and 1672.
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