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'''Sir William Howard''' (by 1225 – 1308), known as '''William of Wiggenhall''', was an English lawyer who became a justice of the [[Court of Common Pleas]].<ref name="ODNB"></ref> He is known also as the earliest ancestor of the male line of the [[House of Howard]] established by solid historical research.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
==Life==
His family was from the neighbourhood of [[Lynn, Norfolk]].<ref></ref> The ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' identifies [[Wiggenhall]] as Howard's probable birth place. He was acting as an attorney for Norfolk clients by the later 1270s.<ref name="ODNB"/>
Howard was a [[serjeant-at-law|serjeant]] in the mid-1280s and acted in the [[eyre (legal term)|eyre]] courts. He acted as an [[assize]] justice from 1293, and a common pleas justice from 1297.
Records show that Howard attended parliament in 1302, and was on a [[trailbaston]] circuit in 1307. He died by 24 August 1308, when his replacement as assize justice was recorded. He was buried at [[East Winch]], where he owned the manor.<ref name="ODNB"/>
==Family==
Howard was twice married, with both wives being named Alice. His son and heir John is regarded as from his first marriage.<ref name="ODNB"/>
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[[Category:1308 deaths]]
[[Category:English lawyers]]
[[Category:English judges]]
[[Category:People from Norfolk]]
==Life==
His family was from the neighbourhood of [[Lynn, Norfolk]].<ref></ref> The ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' identifies [[Wiggenhall]] as Howard's probable birth place. He was acting as an attorney for Norfolk clients by the later 1270s.<ref name="ODNB"/>
Howard was a [[serjeant-at-law|serjeant]] in the mid-1280s and acted in the [[eyre (legal term)|eyre]] courts. He acted as an [[assize]] justice from 1293, and a common pleas justice from 1297.
Records show that Howard attended parliament in 1302, and was on a [[trailbaston]] circuit in 1307. He died by 24 August 1308, when his replacement as assize justice was recorded. He was buried at [[East Winch]], where he owned the manor.<ref name="ODNB"/>
==Family==
Howard was twice married, with both wives being named Alice. His son and heir John is regarded as from his first marriage.<ref name="ODNB"/>
[[Category:Year of birth missing]]
[[Category:1308 deaths]]
[[Category:English lawyers]]
[[Category:English judges]]
[[Category:People from Norfolk]]
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