Francis Saunders
Francis Saunders (1513/14–1585), of Welford, Northamptonshire, was an English politician.
Family[]
Saunders was the son of William Saunders and Dorothy née Young, a daughter of John Young of Croome D'Abitot, Worcestershire. Saunders was the half-brother of the Master of Requests Walter Haddon, and of the reforming cleric James Haddon. He was educated at the Middle Temple. His first marriage was to Elizabeth Carew, a daughter of George Carew, probably of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. They had two sons and a daughter. His second marriage was to Helen Chaloner, daughter of Roger Chaloner of London and the widow of Thomas Farnham of Stoughton and Quorndon, Leicestershire; they probably had one son. His third marriage was to Frances née Pope, with whom he had one son and four daughters.
Career[]
He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Brackley in 1547 and March 1553.[1]
References[]
- ^ "SAUNDERS, Francis (1513/14-85), of Welford, Northants. | History of Parliament Online". historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- 1510s births
- 1585 deaths
- People from Welford, Northamptonshire
- Members of the Middle Temple
- English MPs 1547–1552
- English MPs 1553 (Edward VI)
- 16th-century English MP stubs