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Henry Cromwell (1628-1674) was the fourth son of Oliver Cromwell and a prominent figure in the Parliamentarian regime in Ireland. He served as Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1657 to 1659, and pursued a moderate and liberal policy towards the native Irish and the English settlers.
Henry Cromwell (born January 20, 1628, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England—died March 23, 1674, Spinney Abbey, Cambridgeshire) was the fourth son of Oliver Cromwell and the British ruler of Ireland from 1657 to 1659. Cromwell studied at the University of Cambridge and Gray’s Inn, London.
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Henry Cromwell was an English peer and the son of Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell and Elizabeth Seymour. He was the grandson of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII's chief minister, and the cousin of Edward VI.
Sir Henry Williams (1537 [2] – 6 January 1604), [3] also known as Sir Henry Cromwell, was a knight of the shire (MP) for Huntingdonshire during the reign of Elizabeth I. He was the grandfather of the Protector, Oliver Cromwell.
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Learn about Henry Cromwell (1628–1674), the son of Oliver Cromwell and a soldier and politician in Ireland. Find out his role in his father's army, his political career, and his death.
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Cromwell, Henry (1628–74). Oliver's fourth son. Captain of horse at 19, he rose to command his own cavalry regiment in his father's expeditionary force to Ireland in 1650.
