William Heveningham (1604–1678) was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1640 to 1653. He supported the

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cause in the

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and was one of the

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s of

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Political life

The son of Sir John Heveningham, he was

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in 1633. In April 1640, he was elected

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for Stockbridge in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Stockbridge for the

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in November 1640 and sat until 1653 in the

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. He served on committee of

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in 1646. A member of high court he refused to sign the death-warrant of Charles I in 1649. He was a member of

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in 1649 and was appointed Vice-Admiral of the Coast for Suffolk in 1651. (also main article xxvi 32) At the

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Heveningham's life was saved by the exertions of his wife's relations in 1661. He was imprisoned at Windsor in 1664.

Family life

Heveningham married firstly Katherine Walop, d. 1648, daughter of Sir Henry Wallop. They had three children: * Elizabeth Heveningham, b. 1639 in Heveningham, Suffolk, England * John Heveningham, b. 1641 in Heveningham, Suffolk, England * Bridget Heveningham, b. 1642 in Heveningham, Suffolk, England In 1655, Heveningham married Mary Carey, 1631–1696, daughter of

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. They had two children: * William Heveningham, d. 1675, married Barbara Villiers, daughter of

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* Abigail Heveningham, 1660–1686, married Sir John Newton, 3rd Baronet of Barrs Court. They were the maternal grandparents of Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester of

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