Francis Newport (died 1623)

Francis was born the eldest son of Sir Richard Newport and the brother of Andrew.

He was educated at Shrewsbury School (1569–1571) and Magdalen College, Oxford (1574) and studied law at the Inner Temple in 1577.

[1] He was appointed a Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Shropshire from c. 1582, sheriff for 1586–1587 and 1601–1602, and a Deputy Lieutenant of the county in 1590.

[1] Newport employed a stone mason called Walter Hancock, and in November 1595 he wrote from High Ercall to the town council of Shrewsbury, recommending Hancock be employed to build a new market hall.

[1] His son Richard was elevated to the Peerage as the first Baron Newport.