Sir Lionel Tollemache, 1st Baronet (1562 – 1612), the son of Lionel Tollemache of Helmingham, Suffolk and Susanna Jermyn, served twice as Sheriff of Suffolk, in 1593 and 1609, and was knighted in 1612.
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Biography
He was the only son and heir of Lionel Tollemache (1545 – 11 Dec 1575) of Helmingham, and Susanna, daughter of Sir Ambrose Jermyn of Rushbrooke in Suffolk. He was baptised on 14 December 1562 at Helmingham.
He was Sheriff of Suffolk in 1593, again in 1609, and was amongst the first batch of baronets created on the institution of the order by James I in 1611. On 22 May 1611 he was created a baronet of Helmingham, and was subsequently knighted at the Palace of Whitehall on 24 May 1612.
Marriage and children
On 10 February 1581 at North Elmham, he married Catherine (d.1621), daughter of Henry Cromwell, 2nd Baron Cromwell and Mary, daughter of John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester, by whom he had several children, including:
Sir Lionel Tollemache, 2nd Baronet (1591–1640), son and heir.
Robert Tollemache (born 1592) married Dorothy, daughter of John Lane in Staffordshire.