Family and Education
b. by 1517, 1st s. of (Sir) John Harington of Exton and bro. of Edward Harington. educ. I. Temple 1536. m. by 1539, Lucy, da. of Sir William Sidney of Penshurst, Kent, at least 7s. inc. John II and James Harington II 8da., 3 other ch. suc. fa. 25 Aug. 1553. Kntd. June 1565.C142/101/68; Vis. Rutland (Harl. Soc. iii), 38-9; I. Grimble, Harington Fam. 73-4. His M.I. gives his age at death as 80 but the other authorities cited make him several years younger.
Offices Held
J.p. Lincs, (Kesteven) 1547, Rutland from c. 1559; sheriff, Rutland Aug. – Nov. 1553, 1560 – 61, 1566 – 67, 1578 – 79, 1586 – 87; commr. musters, Rutland and Leics. by 1569.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Exton, Rutland.
Volume
Commons 1558-1603
Web Title
HARINGTON, James I (by 1517-92)
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