Sir Geoffrey Fenton

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Sir Geoffrey Fenton was an English writer, translator, and royal official who served as principal secretary of state for Ireland under Queen Elizabeth I.

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Sir Geoffrey Fenton canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English writer
person
principal secretary of state for Ireland
royal official
translator
activity administration of English rule in Ireland
promotion of English policies in Ireland
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathPlace Dublin
Kingdom of Ireland
employer Dublin Castle administration
English Crown
linked to: Kingdom of England
era Elizabethan era
linked to: English Renaissance
genre prose
translation
honorificPrefix Sir
languageOfWorkOrName English
monarchServed Elizabeth I of England
nobleTitle knight
notableFor English translations of continental works
role in Elizabethan administration of Ireland
notableWork Certaine Tragicall Discourses
translations of French prose works
occupation civil servant
translator
writer
positionHeld principal secretary of state for Ireland
religion Protestantism
servedUnder Lord Deputies of Ireland
workLocation England
Ireland

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Catherine Fenton father Sir Geoffrey Fenton
Lady Boyle father Sir Geoffrey Fenton