Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton (14 July 1544 – 10 December 1589), was an English peer and Member of Parliament.
[1] He was elected a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Old Sarum in 1563 and was appointed High Sheriff of Warwickshire for 1571–1572.
After his ennoblement, Lord Compton was one of the peers at the trial of Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1586.
[1] Lord Compton died in December 1589, aged 45, and was succeeded in the barony by his son from his first marriage, William, who was created Earl of Northampton in 1618.
[1] Henry Compton married, firstly, Frances, daughter of Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, and Katherine Pole, with whom he had one son: He married, secondly, Anne, daughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorp and Katherine Kitson, with whom he had a further two sons, including:[1]