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About Christopher Packe
Sir Christopher Packe was an English merchant and politician who served as the Lord Mayor of London in 1654. Born in Northamptonshire, he subsequently moved to London and became a member of the Worshipful Company of Drapers and the Company of Merchant Adventurers of London. In 1655, Packe was knighted and appointed as an commissioner of the Admiralty. A strong ally of Oliver Cromwell, he proposed on 23 February 1656 in the Second Protectorate Parliament the Humble Petition and Advice, which unsuccessfully attempted to persuade Cromwell to crown himself. After the Stuart Restoration, Packe was barred from holding public office and died in 1682.
Everything about Christopher Packe →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the Second Protectorate Parliament, Lord Mayor of London
- Born
- 1599
- Died
- 1682