Cromwell, Oliver

(b Huntingdon, 25 April 1599; d London, 3 Sept 1658). English politician and patron. He first entered Parliament in 1628 as the member for Huntingdon. From 1640 he represented Cambridge in the Short and Long Parliaments. After the Civil War he was a signatory of Charles I’s death warrant in 1649, and following the dissolution of the Long Parliament in 1653 he was appointed head of state, with the title of Lord Protector.

(b Huntingdon, 25 April 1599; d London, 3 Sept 1658). English politician and patron. He first entered Parliament in 1628 as the member for Huntingdon. From 1640 he represented Cambridge in the Short and Long Parliaments. After the Civil War he was a signatory of Charles I’s death warrant in 1649, and following the dissolution of the Long Parliament in 1653 he was appointed head of state, with the title of Lord Protector.