Sir John Heron (1470 – 1522) was an English courtier.
He was born in Hackney, Middlesex.
Heron was involved in financing the English army at the battle of Flodden in 1513.
[2] and in 1520 was in charge of the financial arrangements for the Field of the Cloth of Gold, a huge diplomatic initiative to celebrate peace between England and France.
[3] His son, Sir Giles Heron, entered Parliament in 1529 when he married Cecily, the daughter of Sir Thomas More.