Sir Francis Cherry (18 October 1552 – 14 April 1605) of the parish of All Hallows, Barking, in Essex, Citizen of the City of London and a Merchant Vintner, was the English ambassador to the Court of Russia from April 1598 to 23 March 1599. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I on 4 July 1604 at Chatham in Kent, “for faithful and gallant service”. He founded the Cherry family of Camberwell in Surrey.
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1552 North Kilworth, England
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14 April 1605 (aged 52) All Hallows, Barking by the Tower, England
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