Sir John Byron, Sr.
Deceased Person
– 1576
Who was Sir John Byron, Sr.?
Sir John Byron was an English knight of the Tudor era.
He was the son and heir of Sir Nicolas Byron, who was knighted by Prince Arthur in 1502.
Sir John lived at Colwick in Nottinghamshire, before being granted Newstead Abbey in the same county by Henry VIII of England on 26 May 1540. He was appointed Lieutenant of Sherwood Forest. He was also Steward of Manchester and Rochdale. 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 Custos Rotulorum of Nottinghamshire by 1562.
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