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William Lenthall (1591–1662) was an English politician of the Civil War period. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons for a period of almost twenty years, both before and after the execution of King Charles I.
William Lenthall (born June 1591, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, Eng.—died Sept. 3, 1662, Burford, Oxfordshire) was an English Parliamentarian who, as speaker of the House of Commons, was at the centre of repeated struggles between the Parliamentarians and Royalists during the English Civil Wars.
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June 1591, 2nd s. of William Lenthall (d.1596) of Wilcot, Oxon. and Frances, da. of Richard Southwell of Horsham St. Faith, Norf.1 educ. St. Alban Hall, Oxf. 1607; L. Inn 1609, called 1616;2 travelled abroad (France) 1634.3 m. by 1619,4 Elizabeth (d.1662), da. of Ambrose Evans of Loddington, Northants., at least 2s. 2da.5 d. 3 Sept. 1662.6 ...
20 de abr. de 2021 · Four new keepers were then sworn into office by Speaker William Lenthall – the same Speaker who in January 1642 had denied Charles i ’s demand to give up the five members on grounds that he was the Commons’ servant, not the king’s, and was now in 1649 effectively ‘the leading citizen of England’.
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7 de out. de 2020 · Speaker William Lenthall is from our ongoing series about parliamentary leadership. In this latest History of Parliament video, Dr Vivienne Larminie explores...
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23 de ago. de 2022 · Artists A-Z. Advanced search. Explore further. Help. William Lenthall. (1591-1662), Speaker of the House of Commons. Sitter in 9 portraits. Trained in the law, he was chosen as Speaker of the House at the beginning of the Long Parliament in November 1640. During the civil wars, he sided with Parliament.
Speaker of the House of Commons. Died: 9th November 1662 at Besselsleigh, Berkshire. William Lenthall, the Speaker of the House of Commons, was the son of William Lenthall Senior, of North Leigh and Latchford in Great Haseley in Oxfordshire, and Frances, daughter of Thomas Southwell of St. Faith's, Norfolk.
