Oliver St John

Oliver St John

male, deceased (1673)
Memberofthepre-1707 EnglishParliament, Parliamentary supporter in the English Civil War, Queens' College, Cambridge, bedfordshire, judge, wiltshire…English, Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge, English Civil War, Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Long Parliament
Oliver St John (c. 1598 - December 31, 1673), was an English statesman and judge. The son of another Oliver St John, he belonged to the senior...
John Eliot

John Eliot

male, deceased (1632)
From Cornwall, Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford, Non-fiction writer, Memberofthepre-1707 EnglishParliament, tiverton, English…Inns of Court, member of parliament, Duke of Buckingham, Addled Parliament
Sir John Eliot (April 11 1592 - November 27 1632), English statesman, son of Richard Eliot (1546 - June 22 1609) and Bridget Carswell (c. 1542 -...
Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell

male, deceased (1658)
Independent, Chancellor of the University of Oxford, political, member of parliament, Long (1640-49) Parliaments, Heads of state…Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, Short Parliament, Rump Parliament, Long Parliament, English Civil War
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader best known for his involvement in making England into a republican Commonwealth and...
Richard Hawkins

Richard Hawkins

male, deceased (1622)
admiral, dainty, tudor, sea dog, Memberofthepre-1707 EnglishParliament, galliot…Bay of San Mateo, Straits of Magellan, English
Sir Richard Hawkins (c. 1562 - April 17, 1622, London) was a 17th century English seaman, explorer and Elizabethan "Sea Dog", was the only son of...
John Oldcastle

John Oldcastle

male, deceased (1417)
executed under the Lancastrians, Christian martyr of the Medieval era, executed by burning at the stake, execution, Soldier, Memberofthepre-1707 EnglishParliament…Church of England, English, tower of london
Sir John Oldcastle (d. December 14, 1417), English Lollard leader, was son of Sir Richard Oldcastle of Almeley in Herefordshire. He was prosecuted...
Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon

male, deceased (1626)
tudor, English, scientific method, from WestmInster, Baconian method, methodology…Viscount in the Peerage of England, Peerage of England, Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge, Memberofthepre-1707 EnglishParliament, Lord Chancellor of England
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban was an English philosopher, statesman, and essayist, but is best known as a philosophical advocate and...
Francis Drake

Francis Drake

male, deceased (1596)
pirate, civil engineer, ducats, Philip II, buried at sea, Royal Navy admiral…English, Memberofthepre-1707 EnglishParliament, Explorer of the Pacific
Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral, (c. 1540 - January 27 1596) was an English privateer, navigator, slave trader, politician and civil engineer of...
John Barkstead

John Barkstead

male, deceased (1662)
Memberofthepre-1707 EnglishParliament, Parliamentary supporter in the English Civil War, executed by hanging, drawing and quartering, execution, General, cavalier…English Civil War, English, tower of london, member of parliament, Parliament of England
John Barkstead was an English Major-General and Regicide, (d.1662). A London goldsmith and Congregationalist, Barkstead joined Parliament's army as...
Jerome Horsey

Jerome Horsey

male, deceased (1626)
tudor, Memberofthepre-1707 EnglishParliament, 17th century, queen elizabeth i, diplomat, envoy…ivan the terrible, English, House of Commons, Unreformed House of Commons, English court
Sir Jerome Horsey (died 1626) was an English explorer, diplomat and politician in the 16th and 17th centuries. He spent much time in Russia over...

Robert Harley

male, deceased (1656)
Catholic, Gloucester, Roman Catholic, secretary of state, herefordshire, puritan…English Civil War, Memberofthepre-1707 EnglishParliament, English, Parliament of England, Master of the Mint
Sir Robert Harley (1579-1656) was an English statesman who served as Master of the Mint for Charles I and later supported the parliamentarians...