Sir Francis Tresham
Abt 1567 - 1605 (38 years)
Generation: 1
1. Sir Francis Tresham was born about 1567 in Rushton, Northamptonshire, England; died on 23 Dec 1605 in Tower of London, London, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Education: Oxfordshire, England; St John's College or Gloucester Hall
- Notable Quote: The Jesuit priest Oswald Tesimond wrote that he was "a man of sound judgement. He knew how to look after himself, but was not much to be trusted"
- Web Address: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Tresham
- Religion: Catholic recusant
- _MILT: involved in Earl of Essex's failed rebellion against the government in 1601
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Died:
Died of natural causes while imprisoned for his role in the failed Gunpowder Conspiracy plot to blow up Parliment and kill King JamesSir married Anne Tufton in 1593. Anne was born in 1570 in Hothfield, Kent, England; died on 1 Jul 1656. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]