Clement Higham | |
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| Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer | |
| In office 1558–1559 | |
| Preceded by | David Broke |
| Succeeded by | Edward Saunders |
| Speaker of the House of Commons | |
| In office 12 November 1554 – 16 January 1555 | |
| Monarch | Mary I |
| Preceded by | Robert Broke |
| Succeeded by | John Pollard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1495 |
| Died | 9 March 1571 Barrow, Suffolk |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Anne Moonines; (2) Anne Waldegrave (1506–1590) |
| Parent(s) | Clement Heigham; Maud Cooke |
| Alma mater | Lincoln'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]
- ^ '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).
- ^ '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).
- ^ 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.
- ^ J.H. Baker, 'Heigham, Sir Clement (b. in or before 1500, d. 1571)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (OUP 2004)
- ^ Hamilton, John. . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 25. p. 368.