1st Baronet of Redgrave in Suffolk, English Member of Parliament, and in 1611 was the first man to be created a baronet, making his successors Premier Baronets of England. He was the eldest son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, and Jane Fernley, and was half-brother of Sir Francis Bacon. Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, he was admitted to Gray's Inn in 1562, and became an "ancient" of the society in 1576. He entered Parliament in 1563 as member for Beverley, and subsequently also represented Suffolk from 1572 to 1583. He was knighted in 1578, and was appointed High Sheriff of Suffolk for 1597. On 22 May 1611, he was created a baronet, of Redgrave in Suffolk, making him England's premier baronet. He married Anne, daughter of Edmund Butts of Thornage, Norfolk, and Anne Bures. He died in 1624, survived by at least one daughter and seven sons, the eldest of which succeeded him. It is believed that he is an ancestor of the figurative painter, Francis Bacon.

1st Baronet of Redgrave in Suffolk, English Member of Parliament, and in 1611 was the first man to be created a baronet, making his successors Premier Baronets of England. He was the eldest son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, and Jane Fernley, and was half-brother of Sir Francis Bacon. Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, he was admitted to Gray's Inn in 1562, and became an "ancient" of the society in 1576. He entered Parliament in 1563 as member for Beverley, and subsequently also represented Suffolk from 1572 to 1583. He was knighted in 1578, and was appointed High Sheriff of Suffolk for 1597. On 22 May 1611, he was created a baronet, of Redgrave in Suffolk, making him England's premier baronet. He married Anne, daughter of Edmund Butts of Thornage, Norfolk, and Anne Bures. He died in 1624, survived by at least one daughter and seven sons, the eldest of which succeeded him. It is believed that he is an ancestor of the figurative painter, Francis Bacon.