John BOURCHIER, II, EARL OF BATH

                   Sir John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath1 

Sir John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath was born circa 1499.1 He was the son of Sir John Bourchier, 1st Earl of Bath  and Cicely Daubeney .1 He married, firstly, Isabel Hungerford, daughter of Sir Walter Hungerford and Jane (?).1 He married, secondly, Eleanor Manners, daughter of Sir George Manners, 12th Baron de Ros  and Anne St. Leger, before 25 May 1524.2,3 He married by contract, thirdly, Margaret Donington, daughter of John Donington and Elizabeth Pye, on 4 December 1548.2 He died on 10 February 1560/61.1 He was buried on 10 March 1560/61 at Hengrave, Suffolk, England.2 His will (dated 14 January 1560/1) was probated on 22 April 1561.2Sir John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath held the office of Sheriff of Somerset in 1519.1 He held the office of Sheriff of Dorset in 1519.1 He was invested as a Knight circa 1523.1 He succeeded to the title of 2nd Earl of Bath [E., 1536] on 30 April 1539.1 He succeeded to the title of 12th Lord FitzWarin on 30 April 1539.1 He succeeded to the title of Baron of Daubeney [E., 1295] on 8 April 1548, although the existence of this barony is questioned by GEC.1 He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1553.1 He was one of the first to declare the right of Queen Mary to the Crown.1 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset in 1556.1 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Devon in 1556.1 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall in 1556.1 He was a Commisisoner to decide on the claims made at Queen Mary's Coronation.1 He was a Commisisoner for the trial of Lady Jane Grey.1 He held the office of Governor of Beaumaris Castle.1 
Children of Sir John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath and Eleanor Manners 
Sir John Bourchier, Lord FitzWarin + b. 1529, d. 28 Feb 15562 
Hon. Sir George Bourchier + b. a 1529, d. 24 Sep 16054 

Citations
G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 16. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage. 
Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 17. 
   Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 71. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV. 
Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 19.