Giles Heron [SEP] occupation
Giles Heron
Giles Heron (by 1504 – August 1540) was an English politician. He was born in Hackney, Middlesex the son of the wealthy landowner and courtier Sir John Heron. While he was a minor, his father died in 1521 and Heron came under the wardship of Sir Thomas More. He would later marry Sir Thomas's daughter, Cecily, with whom he would have two sons and a daughter.
He was educated at Cambridge University and in 1529 he became Member of Parliament for Thetford. In 1532
, he played cricket with leading local clubs such as Poloc. He later became a published poet, with one of his works, "The Great Ones", describing leading players from his time playing football in Scotland.
Heron died in Detroit of a heart attack on 27 November 2008, aged 86.
External links.
- Giles Heron, The Celtic Wiki. Retrieved 2 June 2011