Cromwell, Oliver (1599-1658)

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Birth Date

1599-04-25

Death Date

1658-09-03

Birthplace

Huntingdon, England

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Oliver Cromwell was a politician and military officer. In 1628 Cromwell was elected to Parliament and appeared before the Privy Council after his involvement in a gentry dispute. After Parliament was reinstated, he was a representative of Cambridge in both the Short and Long Parliaments. During the English Civil War Cromwell led a cavalry from Cambridgeshire in several battles against King Charles I. Following several failed attempts to reach an agreement with the King, the Second English Civil War broke out. After Charles I was tried and executed, the Commonwealth of England was established. The Loyalists fled to Ireland and staged rebellions that were contained by Cromwell. After he reconquered Ireland, the Commonwealth invaded Scotland in 1650. Three years later, Cromwell was established as the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth.

Cromwell married Elizabeth Bourchier in 1620. The couple had nine children together. His son, Henry, was appointed as the Lord Deputy of Ireland. Oliver Cromwell died in 1658.

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1908

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“Cromwell, Oliver (1599-1658),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed July 27, 2024, https://mail.digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/6292.

Cromwell, Oliver (1599-1658)

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