OWEN, Sir Roger (c.1573-1617), of Condover, Salop and Lincoln’s Inn, London

Family and Education

b. c.1573, 1st s. of Thomas Owen† of Condover and L. Inn, j.c.p. 1595-8, and 1st w. Sarah, da. and coh. of Humphrey Baskerville, Mercer and alderman of London; bro. of Sir William*.Vis. Salop (Harl. Soc. xxix), 387-8. educ. Shrewsbury g.s. 1583; L. Inn 1589, called 1597; Christ Church, Oxf. 1590, BA 1592. Shrewsbury Sch. Regestum Scholarium ed. E. Calvert, 84; LI Admiss.; LI Black Bks. ii. 52; Al. Ox. m. settlement 25 July 1599 (with £9,000), Ursula (bur. 7 May 1629), da. of William Elkyn, Mercer and alderman of London, 2da. C142/374/86; C2/Jas.I/O4/7; Condover par. reg. (Salop par. reg. vi), 79. suc. fa. 1598; Chamberlain Letters ed. N.E. McClure, i. 61. Kntd. 30 May 1604. Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 132. d. 29 May 1617. Condover par. reg. 59-60. sig. Roger Owen.

Offices Held

J.p. Salop by 1601 – d.; member, Council in the Marches 1602–7; P. Williams, Council in the Marches under Eliz. 352–3. sheriff, Salop 1603–4; List of Sheriffs comp. A. Hughes (PRO, L. and I. ix), 119. commr. oyer and terminer, Oxf. circ. 1605 – d., sewers, Essex 1605, subsidy, Salop and Shrewsbury, Salop 1608. C181/1, f. 116, 121; SP14/31/1.

Steward, reader’s dinner, L. Inn 1604, assoc. bencher 1609 – 11, bencher 1611 – d., treas. 1612–13. LI Black Bks. ii. 84, 117, 137, 150.

Member, Muscovy Co. by 1606. Bowyer Diary, 81.

Commr. inquiry, embezzled prize goods 1607. E178/4429.

Parlimentarian

OWEN, Sir Roger (c.1573-1617), of Condover, Salop and Lincoln’s Inn, London

Main residences: Condover, Salop; Lincoln's Inn, London.

Author

S.H.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

OWEN, Sir Roger (c.1573-1617)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

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