Thomas North

Sir Thomas North (1535? - 1601?), English translator of Plutarch, second son of the 1st Baron North, was born about 1535.

Life

He is supposed to have been a student of Peterhouse, Cambridge, and was entered at Lincoln's Inn in 1557. In 1574 he accompanied his brother, Lord North, on a visit to the French court. He served as captain in the year of the Armada, and was knighted about three years later. His name is on the roll of justices of the peace for Cambridge in 1592 and again in 1597, and he received a small pension (£40 a year) from the queen in 1601.

Related Topics:
Peterhouse, Cambridge - Lincoln's Inn - 1557 - 1574 - French - Captain - Armada - Knight - Justices of the peace - Cambridge - 1592 - 1597 - 1601

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