Sir James Harington of Exton (c. 1511 – 1592) was a 16th-century
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public servant who fulfilled a number of legal, legislative and law enforcement duties and was
knighted
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in 1565.
Public career
James Harington's legal career began at a young age when he was called to the
Inner Temple
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in 1536. He served as
Justice of the Peace
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in
Kesteven
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Etymology
Th ...
,
Lincolnshire
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in 1547, and in
Rutland
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Its greatest len ...
he became
sheriff
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in 1553 and Justice of the Peace circa 1559. He continued to fulfill the duties of sheriff in 1560-61 and, following his knighthood in June 1565, returned to those duties in 1566–67, 1578–79 and, near the end of his life, in 1586–87. Additionally, by 1569, he served as Rutland Commissioner Musters.
He was elected as a
knight of the shire
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(MP) for
Rutland
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Its greatest len ...
in seven Parliamentary elections between 1554 and 1589.
Harington attended the funeral of
Mary, Queen of Scots
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The only surviving legitimate child of James V of Scot ...
.
Parentage, marriage and descendants
Sir James Harington was the son of
John Harington of
Exton (died 1554) and Elizabeth Moton. In 1539 he married Lucy, the daughter of
Sir William Sidney
Sir William Sidney (1482?–1554) was an English courtier under Henry VIII and Edward VI.
Life
He was eldest son of Nicholas Sidney, by Anne, sister of William Brandon (standard-bearer), Sir William Brandon. In 1511 he accompanied Thomas Darcy, ...
of
Penshurst
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The village is situa ...
,
Kent
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.
Their children included;
*
John Harington, 1st Baron Harington of Exton
John Harington, 1st Baron Harington (1539/40 – 23 August 1613) of Exton in Rutland, was an English courtier and politician.
Family
He was the eldest son and heir of Sir James Harington (c. 1511–1592) of Exton, by his wife Lucy Sidney (c. 1 ...
(1539–1613), married
Anne Keilway
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Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the ...
, their children were;
John Harington, 2nd Baron Harington of Exton
John Harington, 2nd Baron Harington of Exton (1592 – 27 February 1614), of Burley-on-the-Hill, Rutland was a young English peer and politician. He was the Lord Lieutenant of Rutland and Baron Harington of Exton.
Early life
He was the surviv ...
(1592–1614),
Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford
Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford ( Harington; 1580–1627) was a major aristocratic patron of the arts and literature in the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras, the primary non-royal performer in contemporary court masques, a letter-writer, and a ...
, and Frances Harington (1587-1615), wife of Sir
Robert Chichester.
*Sir
Henry Harington
Henry Harington M.D. (1727–1816) was an English physician, musician and author.
Life
Born at Kelston, Somerset during September 1727, he was the son of Henry Harington of Kelston, and of Mary, daughter of Richard Backwell. On 17 December 17 ...
of
Bagworth
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History
The village ...
, and
Baltinglass
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Etymology
The town's Irish name, ''Be ...
, Wicklow (d. 1613), married (1) Cecilia Agar, (2) Ruth Pilkington (d. 1627), daughter of
James Pilkington James Pilkington may refer to:
*James Pilkington (bishop)
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Bishop of Durham.
*
Sir James Harrington, 1st Baronet of Ridlington (1542-1614), married Frances Sapcote. Their children included
Bridget Markham (1579-1609), and Anne, who married (1) Thomas Foljambe, (2)
John Molyneux of
Teversal
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*
Elizabeth Harington
Elizabeth Harington (died in 1618) was an English aristocrat.
Life
Elizabeth Harington was the daughter of James Harington (lawyer), James Harington of Exton, Rutland, Exton and Lucy Sidney, the daughter of Sir William Sidney of Penshurst, Kent. ...
(d. 1618), who married
Edward Montagu of
Boughton
*Frances Harington, married Sir William Leigh of
Newnham Regis
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(b. 1553), their children included
Sir Francis Leigh (b. 1578).
[''HMC 6th Report: Leconfield'' (London, 1877), p. 312.]
*
Margaret Harington
Margaret Harington (died 1601) an English woman in 16th-century Spain.
Biography
Margaret Harington was third daughter of Sir James Harington and Lucy Sidney, the daughter of Sir William Sidney of Penshurst, Kent.
In July 1559 Margaret Haringto ...
, married Don Benito Cisneros, buried in
Zafra
Zafra () is a town situated in the Province of Badajoz (Extremadura, Spain), and the capital of the comarca of Zafra - Río Bodión. It has a population of 16,677, according to the 2011 census.
Zafra is the hometown of Fray Ruy Lopez, author ...
(Spain)
*Catherine Harington, married Sir Edward Dymoke (d. 1 Aug 1624), Champion to
King James (a grandson of
Edward Clinton, Lord High Admiral)
*Mary Harington, married Sir
Edward Wingfield of Kimbolton
Sir Edward Wingfield of Kimbolton (c.1562-1603), member of Parliament and author of a masque.
Wingfield was the son of Thomas Wingfield of Kimbolton and Honora Denny.
He was member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire in 1586, 1589, and 1593.
Win ...
*
Mabel Harington
Mabel Harington (died 1603), was a courtier to Elizabeth I of England and the sixth daughter of Sir James Harington and Lucy Harington, the daughter of Sir William Sidney of Penshurst, Kent. She married Sir Andrew Noel of Dalby and Brooke, hav ...
, who married Sir
Andrew Noel Andrew Noel or Nowell (died 1607) was an English landowner and Member of Parliament.
He was a second son of Andrew Noel of Dalby and Brooke and Elizabeth Hopton.
His father left his estates to the younger Andrew, rather than his eldest son, Joh ...
*
Sarah Harington
Sarah Harington (1565–1629) was an English courtier.
Sarah or Sara Harington was a daughter of Sir James Harington of Exton and Lucy Sidney, the daughter of Sir William Sidney of Penshurst, Kent. Sarah and her sisters were literary patrons and ...
, married (1)
Francis Hastings, Baron Hastings
Francis Hastings, Lord Hastings (1560 – 17 December 1595) was the son of George Hastings, 4th Earl of Huntingdon and Dorothy Port. He married Sarah Harington, daughter of Sir James Harington and Lucy Sydney. They had five children:
* Catherine ...
, (2) Sir George Kingsmill, (3)
Edward la Zouche, 11th Baron Zouche
Edward la Zouche, 11th Baron Zouche (6 June 1556 – 18 August 1625) was an English diplomat. He is remembered chiefly for his lone vote against the condemnation of Mary, Queen of Scots, and for organising the stag hunt where his guest, the Arc ...
, (4) Sir
Thomas Edmondes
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*
Theodosia Harington
Theodosia Harington, Lady Dudley (died 1649) was an English aristocrat who was abandoned by her husband, but maintained connections at court through her extensive family networks.
Early life
She was the eighth daughter of Sir James Harington of ...
(d. 1649), married
Edward Sutton, 5th Baron Dudley
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, their children included
Mary (Dudley) Sutton, Countess of Home
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Early years and marriage
Mary (Dudley) Sutton, born 2 October 1586, was the eldest daughter of Edward Sutton, 5th Baron Dudley (d. 1643) and ...
.
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