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'''Sir Francis Moore''' (1558 – 20 November 1621) was a prominent [[Jacobean era|Jacobean]] barrister. |
'''Sir Francis Moore''' (1558 – 20 November 1621) was a prominent [[Jacobean era|Jacobean]] barrister and MP. |
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He was born |
He was born the posthumous son of Edward Moore, a yeoman of [[East Ilsley]] in [[Berkshire]] and educated at [[Reading Grammar School]] and [[St John's College, Oxford]]. |
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He became an eminent [[barrister]], working in the [[Middle Temple]], but spent his family life at [[South Fawley]] [[manor house|Manor]] in [[Berkshire]]. He began the famous sheep market at East Ilsley and was [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for the local town of [[Reading (UK Parliament constituency)|Reading]] five times (1593, 1597, 1601, 1604, 1614). <ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/moore-francis-1559-1621| title= History of Parliament| publisher = History of Parliament Trust|accessdate = 2011-11-08}} </ref> |
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He was knighted in 1616, soon after being appointed Under Steward of [[Oxford University]]. Sir Francis had several legal reference works published and died at South Fawley on 20 November 1621. |
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He had married Anne, the daughter of William Twitty of Boreham, Essex; they had three sons and two daughters. |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1558 |
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1558 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = East Ilsley, Berkshire |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 20 November 1621 |
| DATE OF DEATH = 20 November 1621 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = South Fawley, Berkshire |
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Revision as of 21:24, 8 November 2011
Sir Francis Moore (1558 – 20 November 1621) was a prominent Jacobean barrister and MP.
He was born the posthumous son of Edward Moore, a yeoman of East Ilsley in Berkshire and educated at Reading Grammar School and St John's College, Oxford.
He became an eminent barrister, working in the Middle Temple, but spent his family life at South Fawley Manor in Berkshire. He began the famous sheep market at East Ilsley and was MP for the local town of Reading five times (1593, 1597, 1601, 1604, 1614). [1]
He was knighted in 1616, soon after being appointed Under Steward of Oxford University. Sir Francis had several legal reference works published and died at South Fawley on 20 November 1621.
He had married Anne, the daughter of William Twitty of Boreham, Essex; they had three sons and two daughters.
External links
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- ^ "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2011-11-08.