Sir John Heveningham (c. 1577 – 17 June 1633) was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1628 to 1629.

Life

Heveningham was the son of Sir Arthur Heveningham, of

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, Suffolk and was baptised there on 26 March 1577. He was admitted at

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on 1 July 1592 and was admitted at

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in 1594. He was knighted on 11 May 1603. In 1615 he was

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. He was elected

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for

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in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles I decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. He married Bridget Paston who was the granddaughter of Sir William Paston whose will was in dispute when he died leaving trusts to avoid his insane heir Christopher. His inheritance went to Bridget's brother Edmund and his wife

Katherine Paston Katherine Paston, Lady Paston (1578 – 10 March 1629) was an English gentlewoman, estate manager and letter writer. Origins She was born as Katherine Knyvett, baptised in Ashwellthorp on 22 June 1578, a daughter of Thomas Knyvett, 4th Baron Bern ...

. Katherine's letters to Heveningham are extant. Heveningham died at the age of 56 and was buried at Ketteringham, Norfolk.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Heveningham, John 1570s births 1633 deaths English MPs 1628–1629 Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge Members of the Inner Temple High Sheriffs of Norfolk People from Suffolk Coastal (district) Members of the Parliament of England for Norfolk