Sir John Byron (1488–1567) was an

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of the

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. He was

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for

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in 1529.

Life and family

Byron was the son and heir of Nicholas Byron, who was knighted by

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in 1502, and his wife, Joan Bushler. Sir John lived at

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, before being granted

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in the same county by

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of England on 26 May 1540. He was appointed Lieutenant of

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. He was also Steward of

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and

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. He was a trusted adviser to Henry VIII, and was at court most of his life. He started work on Newstead, making it into a home for his family. He was appointed Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire for 1523–24, 1527–28, 1542–43 and 1551–52. He was

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by 1562.

Marriage and issue

Byron married twice: firstly Isabel Lenington, by whom he had no issue and secondly Elizabeth Costerdine, the daughter of William Costerdine of Lancashire, and also the widow of George Halgh of Halgh, Lancashire, with whom he had one daughter and three sons, including

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, who was knighted by Queen

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and his great-grandson became the first

Baron Byron Baron Byron, of Rochdale in the County Palatine of Lancaster, is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1643 by letters patent for Sir John Byron, a Cavalier general and former Member of Parliament. The peerage was created with ...

.''Byron'' By John Nichol, ''Project Gutenberg E Books'', Pages 3–10

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1488 births 1567 deaths English MPs 1529–1536

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