Background
Fleetwod was the son of Thomas Fleetwood of The Vache and his second wife Bridget Spring, daughter of Sir John Spring of Lavenham, Suffolk.
Fleetwod was the son of Thomas Fleetwood of The Vache and his second wife Bridget Spring, daughter of Sir John Spring of Lavenham, Suffolk.
He was educated at New Inn and was at Middle Temple in 1580.
He was a Justice of the Peace for Buckinghamshire from about.1586. From 1590 to 1591, he was High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire. He was a gentleman pensioner from 1597 until his death.
He was knighted in 1603.
In 1604 he was elected Member of Parliament for Tavistock. He was the brother of Henry Fleetwood and William Fleetwood.
In 1586, he was elected Member of Parliament for Wycombe.