KILLIGREW, Henry (c.1528-1603), of Lothbury, London; Hendon, Mdx. and Truro, Cornw.

Family and Education

b. c. 1528, 4th s. of John Killigrew of Arwennack by Elizabeth, da. of James Trewennard of St. Erth; bro. of John I and William. educ. ?Camb. bef. 1541. m. (1) 4 Nov. 1565, Catherine (d.1583), da. of Sir Anthony Cooke of Gidea Hall, Essex, 4da.; (2) 7 Nov. 1590, Jaél de Peigne, 3s. 1da. Kntd. 1591.Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 268; N. and Q. (ser. 2), xi. 17.

Offices Held

Havener, duchy of Cornw.; bailiff, manor of Helston 1552 – c.53; envoy to Germany Dec. 1558 – Feb. 1559, to France Feb. – Mar. 1559, May 1559 – Apr. 1560, to Scotland Apr. – May 1560; teller of the Exchequer 1561 – 1602; served in the Rouen expedition 1562 – 63; envoy to Germany 1569, to France 1571 – 72, to Scotland 1572 – 73, 1574, 1575; receiver of piracy fines c. 1577; surveyor of the armoury 1580; j.p.q. Cornw. from c. 1579 – 87; member, council of state in the Netherlands 1585 – 86, 1587 – 89; treasurer of the ordnance c. 1587; on mission to France 1591.CPR, 1553–4, p. 513; 1560–3, p. 127; HMC Hatfield, i. 406; ii. 23, 126, 359; Read, Cecil, 249; Lansd. 11, f. 104; 121, f. 66; APC, xi. 38–9, 46, 81, 174; xii. 81; CSP For. 1585–6, p. 146 et passim; 1587, p. 375; 1588, p. 394 et passim.

Parlimentarian

KILLIGREW, Henry (1525/30-1603), of Lothbury, London; Hendon, Mdx.; Arwennack and Truro, Cornw.

Main residences: Lothbury, London and Hendon, Mdx. and Truro, Cornw.

Notes

This biography is based upon A. C. Miller, Sir Henry Killigrew.

Author

N.M.F.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

KILLIGREW, Henry (c.1528-1603)

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