Clement Higham

Clement Higham
Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer
In office
1558–1559
Preceded byDavid Broke
Succeeded byEdward Saunders
Speaker of the House of Commons
In office
12 November 1554 – 16 January 1555
MonarchMary I
Preceded byRobert Broke
Succeeded byJohn Pollard
Personal details
Bornc. 1495
Died(1571-03-09)9 March 1571
Barrow, Suffolk
Spouse(s)(1) Anne Moonines; (2) Anne Waldegrave (1506–1590)
Parent(s)Clement Heigham; Maud Cooke
Alma materLincoln's Inn

Sir Clement Higham MP JP PC (also Heigham; before 1495 – 9 March 1571) of Barrow, Suffolk, was an English lawyer and politician, a Speaker of the House of Commons in 1554,[1] and Chief Baron of the Exchequer in 1558–1559.[2] A loyal Roman Catholic, he held various offices and commissions under Queen Mary, and was knighted in 1555 by King Philip, but withdrew from politics after the succession of Queen Elizabeth I in 1558.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ '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).
  2. ^ 'Heigham, Clement', in E. Foss, The Judges of England, Vol. V: 1485-1603 (Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, London 1857), pp. 511-13 (Internet Archive).
  3. ^ M.K. Dale, 'Heigham, Clement (by 1495-1571), of Barrow, Suff.', in S.T. Bindoff (ed.), The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509-1558 (from Boydell and Brewer 1982), History of Parliament Online.
  4. ^ J.H. Baker, 'Heigham, Sir Clement (b. in or before 1500, d. 1571)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (OUP 2004)
  5. ^ Hamilton, John. "Heigham, Clement" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 25. p. 368.