politician
John Hewson.
English soldier in the New Model Army and regicide of King Charles I
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About John Hewson
Colonel John Hewson, also spelt Hughson, was a shoemaker from London and religious Independent who fought for Parliament and the Commonwealth in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, reaching the rank of colonel. Considered one of Oliver Cromwell's most reliable supporters within the New Model Army, his unit played a prominent part in Pride's Purge of December 1648. Hewson signed the death warrant for the Execution of Charles I in January 1649, for which he reportedly sourced the headsman, while soldiers from his regiment provided security.
Everything about John Hewson →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the Second Protectorate Parliament, Member of the First Protectorate Parliament, Member of the 1653 Parliament
- Born
- 1630
- Died
- 1662