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John Heydon alias Baxter (died 1479) of Baconsthorpe Norfolk was of humble origins the son of a yeoman William Baxter of Heydon. He became a successful lawyer and is known through the Paston Letters as one of the principal agents in East Anglia of William de la Pole 1st Duke of Suffolk and one of the chief opponents of the Paston family.

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buried place
Norwich Cathedral
death date
1479-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

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