Benedict Barnham

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Benedict Barnham (c. 1559 - 1598) was a London merchant, the fourth son of the merchant Francis Barnham.

Barnham was alderman of the City of London, and served as Sheriff of the City of London from 1591 to 1592. He was married to Dorothy Smith. They had several children, of whom Elizabeth married Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven, and Alice married Sir Francis Bacon.

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  • Bendall, Sarah, "Barnham, Benedict", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford, 2004)