Nicholas Bacon (Lord Keeper)

Sir Nicholas Bacon
Sir Nicholas Bacon by an unknown artist, 1579
Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
In office c. 1558 – c. 1571
Preceded by	Nicholas Heath, Archbishop of York (Lord Chancellor)
Succeeded by	Sir Thomas Bromley
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
In office c. 1558 – c. 1579
Preceded by	William Paget, 1st Baron Paget
Succeeded by	William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
Personal details
Born	13 October 1510 Chislehurst, England
Died	20 February 1579(1579-02-20) (aged 68) London
Spouse(s)	Jane Ferneley Anne Cooke
Children	Sir Nicholas Bacon, 1st Baronet, of Redgrave Sir Edward Bacon Sir Nathaniel Bacon Elizabeth Bacon Anne Bacon Elizabeth Bacon (again) Anthony Bacon Sir Francis Bacon
Parent(s)	Robert Bacon, Isabel Cage

Sir Nicholas Bacon (28 December 1510 – 20 February 1579) was Lord Keeper of the Great Seal during the first half of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. He was the father of the philosopher and statesman Sir Francis Bacon.