Humphrey Mackworth | |
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| Parliamentarian military governor of Shrewsbury | |
| In office March 1645 but not appointed by House of Commons until 2 June 1646 – December 1654 | |
| Vice Chamberlain of Chester | |
| In office 1648–1654 | |
| Deputy chief justice of the Chester circuit | |
| In office 1649–1654 | |
| Member of Protector's Council | |
| In office September 1654 – December 1654 | |
| Member of First Protectorate Parliament for Shropshire | |
| In office 7 February 1654 – December 1654 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 January 1603 Betton Strange, Shropshire |
| Died | December 1654 (aged 51) London |
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| Children | 8, including Thomas and Humphrey |
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| Profession | Lawyer, politician, soldier, judge, landowner. |
Humphrey Mackworth (27 January 1603 – December 1654)[1] was an English lawyer, judge, and politician of Shropshire landed gentry origins who rose to prominence in the Midlands, the Welsh Marches and Wales during the English Civil War. He was the Parliamentarian military governor of Shrewsbury in the later phases of the war and under The Protectorate. He occupied several important legal and judicial posts in Chester and North Wales, presiding over the major trials that followed the Charles Stuart's invasion in 1651. In the last year of his life, he attained national prominence as a member of Oliver Cromwell's Council and as a Member of the House of Commons for Shropshire in the First Protectorate Parliament.
- ^ Gaunt, Peter. "Mackworth, Humphrey". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37716. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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