Francis Shirley
Francis Shirley (c.1524 – 24 March 1578), was an English politician.
He was the eldest son of Thomas Shirley of West Grinstead.
He was a Justice of the Peace for Sussex from 1564 until his death and was appointed High Sheriff of Surrey and Sussex for 1573–74. He was elected a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for New Shoreham in 1555.
He married Barbara, the daughter of Sir Richard Blount of Mapledurham, Oxfordshire and , Sussex, with whom he had 2 sons and 2 daughters. He was succeeded by his elder son Thomas, who inherited the manor of , the house at West Grinstead, lands in Horsham, Lancing and Steyning, and a manor in Somerset.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Shirley, Francis (c. 1524-78), of West Grinstead, Suss". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
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