Basil Becon

Basil Becon (c.1559 – 1638) was an English clergyman based in Kent.

Family

Basil Becon was the son of Thomas Becon, a Protestant English cleric. He was probably baptised in St Stephen's, Walbrook, on 14 January 1559 where his father was rector. On 2 October 1588 he married Ann Coale at St Michael, Cornhill, in the City of London. They had five children: Elizabeth, Rachel, Thomas, Theodore and John.

Education

He went to Eton College as a King's Scholar in 1574. He passed on to King's College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. in 1583-4 and M.A. in 1587.

Career

He was a fellow of King's College, Cambridge, from 1582 until 1587. He was ordained and held a number of livings in Kent. These included Warehorne, 1587-1608; Snave, 1597; Hawkinge, 1597–99; Herne Hill, 1605; and Waltham, Kent, 1610-1638. He died and was buried in St. Bartholomew's church in Waltham on 6 November 1638.