Sir John Byron (1488–1567) was an English nobleman, politician, and

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of the Tudor era. He was Member of Parliament for

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in 1529.

Life and family

Byron was the son and heir of Nicholas Byron, who was knighted by Prince Arthur in 1502, and his wife, Joan Bushler. Sir John lived at Colwick in

, before being granted Newstead Abbey in the same county by

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of England on 26 May 1540. He was appointed Lieutenant of Sherwood Forest. 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 John Byron, who was knighted by Queen

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and his great-grandson became the first Baron Byron.''Byron'' By John Nichol, ''Project Gutenberg E Books'', Pages 3–10

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1488 births 1567 deaths English MPs 1529–1536 John 16th-century English knights People from Newstead, Nottinghamshire High sheriffs of Nottinghamshire High sheriffs of Derbyshire People from Colwick {{UK-noble-stub