Nicholas Bacon (Lord Keeper)
Nicholas Bacon | |
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Sir Nicholas Bacon by an unknown artist, 1579 | |
| Lord Keeper of the Great Seal | |
| In office c. 1558 – c. 1571 | |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Heath, Archbishop of York (Lord Chancellor) |
| Succeeded by | Sir Thomas Bromley |
| Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal | |
| In office c. 1558 – c. 1579 | |
| Preceded by | William Paget, 1st Baron Paget |
| Succeeded by | William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 October 1510 Chislehurst, England |
| Died | 20 February 1579 (aged 68) London |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Ferneley Anne Cooke |
| Children | Sir 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 |
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.