Henry Wotton
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Sir Henry Wotton was an English author, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614 and 1625. When on a mission to Augsburg in 1604, he famously said "An ambassador is an honest ge
Sir Henry Wotton, Government Art Collection, London
Edward Wotton, 1st Baron Wotton was an English diplomat and administrator. From 1612 to 1613, he served as a Lord of the Treasury. Wotton was Treasurer of the Household from 1616 to 1618, and also ser
Henry Wotton
…lie abroad for the good of his country". The son of Thomas Wotton (1521–1587) and his second wife, Elionora Finch, Henry was the youngest brother of Edward Wotton, and grandnephew of the diplomat Nicholas and Margaret Wotton. Henry was born at Bocton Hall in the parish of Bocton or Boughton Malherbe, Kent. He was…
Edward Wotton, 1st Baron Wotton, late 16th century