Family and Education
s. and h. of William Baron (d.1416) of Reading by his w. Petronilla (d.1426). CP40/647, rot. 182d; PCC 3 Luffenham (PROB11/3, f. 19). m. prob. (1) 1s. d.v.p. ; (2) by Feb. 1438, Joan (d.1478/9), She was still living in June 1478 (E326/12643), but Baron acted alone with regard to property they held jointly in Aug. 1479 (E326/12650). da. of Thomas Knolles (d.1445), C139/124/63. and gdda. of Thomas Knolles† (d.1435) of London, grocer, wid. of Robert Shilley (fl.1435), Reg. Chichele, ii. 520; CCR, 1429-35, p. 367. of London, esquire, E326/9022; Corp. London RO, hr 166/49; 179/37; 191/13. 1da.
Offices Held
Teller of the Exchequer by 1 Mar. 1425-July 1469.
Commr. of inquiry, Berks., Hants, Oxon., Wilts. July 1427 (concealments), Berks. Dec. 1438 (payment of fee farm from New Windsor); to take musters, Winchelsea Dec. 1429, July 1432, Apr. 1433, Dover June 1434, Barham Down, Winchelsea June 1435, Calais Oct. 1435, Winchelsea Feb., May 1436, Portsmouth June 1437, Winchelsea June 1439, Poole Dec. 1439, Feb. 1440, Portsdown Mar. 1441, Barham Down Aug. 1453; to assess tax on land, Berks. Jan. 1436, Aug. 1450; of kiddles Dec. 1439.
Controller of the petty custom, London 27 Oct. 1428 – 11 Feb. 1430, great custom and subsidies on wool 26 Feb. 1430 – 24 May 1447, 1 Aug. 1460 – 7 July 1463.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Reading, Berks.
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Commons 1422-1461
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Oxford 1644
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