Francis Shirley
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Who is Francis Shirley?
Francis Shirley, was an English politician.
He was the eldest son of Thomas Shirley of West Grinstead.
He was a Justice of the Peace for Sussex from 1564 until his death and was apoointed High Sheriff of Surrey and Sussex for 1573–74. He was elected a Member of the Parliament of England for New Shoreham in 1555.
He married Barbara, the daughter of Sir Richard Blount of Mapledurham, Oxfordshire and Dedisham, Sussex, with whom he has 2 sons and 2 daughters. He was succeeded by his elder son Thomas, who inherited the manor of Buddington, the house at West Grinstead, lands in Horsham, Lancing and Steyning, and a manor in Somerset.
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