John Heigham (MP) explained

John Heigham (MP) (died 1626) was a leading Suffolk gentleman and Member of Parliament.[1] He was Sheriff of Suffolk in 1577.[2] He was MP for Sudbury in 1563 and for Ipswich in 1584, 1586 and 1604.[3]

Family

His father was Clement Higham,[1] a lawyer and also a politician who was Speaker of the House of Commons in 1554,[4] His mother was Anne Waldegrave daughter of George Waldegrave of Smallbridge. She was also the widow of Henry Bures of Acton.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: H. H. . Heigham John (d.1626), of Barrow, Suff. www.historyofparliamentonline.org . The History of Parliament Trust . 12 October 2021.
  2. Book: Kirby . John . The Suffolk traveller . 1764 . London, Printed for J. Shave and sold by T. Longman . Second .
  3. http://historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/heigham-john-1626
  4. 'Sir Clement Heigham, Kt.', in J.A. Manning, The Lives of the Speakers of the House of Commons (G. Willis, London 1851), pp. 208-14 (Google).

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