John Heigham (MP) (died 1626) was a leading
Suffolk
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gentleman
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and politician.
He was
Sheriff of Suffolk
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in 1577.
Family
His father was
Clement Higham,
a lawyer and also a politician who was
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in 1554,
['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). His mother was Anne, Waldegrave daughter of
George Waldegrave of
Smallbridge. She was also the widow of Henry Bures of
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References
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1626 deaths
High Sheriffs of Suffolk