Arthur Haselrig

Sir Arthur Haselrig Bt
Member of the English Council of State
In office May 1659 – October 1659
Monarch	Commonwealth of England 1653–1660
Preceded by	Henry Lawrence
Succeeded by	Committee of Safety
Lord President of the English Council of State
In office January 1652 – February 1652
Preceded by	Bulstrode Whitelocke
Succeeded by	Philip Sidney
MP for Leicester
In office 1653 – 1659 (banned from sitting 1655–1658)
Governor of Newcastle
In office December 1647 – 1652
MP for Leicestershire
In office 1640–1653
Personal details
Born	ca 1601 Noseley Hall, Leicestershire
Died	7 January 1661(1661-01-07) (aged 60) Tower of London
Nationality	English
Spouse(s)	Frances Elmes (1624–1632) Dorothy Greville (1634–1650)
Children	Sir Thomas Hesilrige (1625–1680) Sir Robert Heselrige (1640–1713) Katherine Fenwick, later Katherine Babington (1635–1670);
Parent(s)	Sir Thomas Hesilrige (died 1632) Frances Gorges

Sir Arthur Haselrig, 2nd Baronet (1601 – 7 January 1661) was a leader of the Parliamentary opposition to Charles I and one of the Five Members whose attempted arrest sparked the 1642–1646 First English Civil War. He held various military and political posts during the 1639–1651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms but became an opponent of Oliver Cromwell during the Protectorate. In 1660, his actions inadvertently helped restore Charles II to the throne; unlike many senior Parliamentary leaders, his life was spared but he was confined to the Tower of London, where he died on 7 January 1661.