Sir Peter Buck (died 1625) was an English
mayor
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and naval official.
Career
In the 1590s, Buck was Mayor of Rochester and Clerk of the Cheque at
Chatham Dockyard
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.
Eastgate House, a
Grade I
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listed
Elizabethan townhouse in
Rochester, Kent
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, was built for him.
From 1596, he held the post of
Clerk of the Navy (also known as Clerk of the ships) and was knighted by
James I in 1603. He also served as Secretary to
Algernon Percy, Earl of Northumberland and Lord High Admiral.
Death
He died in 1625 and was survived by his wife Frances, the only daughter of William Knight, and daughter Margaret.
He was referred to as "The Worshipful Sir Peter".
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See also
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William Barlow (bishop of Lincoln)
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William Borough
William Borough (1536–1599) was an English naval officer who was Comptroller of the Navy and the younger brother of Stephen Borough. He participated in the British attack on Cádiz in 1587. He was responsible for the drawing of several early ma ...
References
Year of birth missing
1625 deaths
People from Rochester, Kent
Mayors of places in Kent
16th-century English politicians
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