John de Havering

John de Havering (died 1309), Lord of Grafton was an English military and civil servant.

He was considered one of the most experienced administrators of King Edward I, serving as Seneschal of Gascony and as Justiciar of North Wales.

The angry citizens turned to the Parlement of Paris, the tribunal of the French kings who were chief lords of Gascony.

As early as 1290 Edward I started getting disturbing news from Gascony, and on actually going over there in 1294, he found numerous local barons and citizens dissatisfied with the English administration.

Speaking as the King's representative, Havering threatened the clergy with outlawry if they did not grant higher taxes.

However, he showed little compassion for the Welsh people, who were dissatisfied with the high levies and forced recruitment of soldiers for the king's wars.

Arms of John de Havering: Argent, a lion rampant tail fourchee gules, collared azure