Francis Goldsmith (by 1518 – 26 March 1586) of London and Crayford, Kent, was an English politician.
He was a servant of Henry VIII's sixth wife, Katherine Parr. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Chippenham in 1547, for Mitchell in October 1553 and Helston in 1559.[1] In 1551 he married Joan (d.1569), daughter of Clement Newce of Much Hadham in Hertfordshire.[1] His daughter Anne married William Lewin.[2]
Notes
- ^ a b "GOLDSMITH, Francis (by 1518-86), of London and Crayford, Kent. - History of Parliament Online". historyofparliamentonline.org.
- ^ Houlbrooke 2004.
References
- Houlbrooke, Ralph (2004). "Lewin, William (d. 1598)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/16568. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
External links
- Will of Francis Goldsmith, gentleman, of Crayford, Kent, proved 13 May 1586, PROB 11/69/267, National Archives Retrieved 1 September 2013
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