Thomas Venner was an English cooper and rebel who became the last leader of the Fifth Monarchists, who tried unsuccessfully to overthrow Oliver Cromwell in 1657, and subsequently led a coup in London against the newly restored government of Charles II. This event, known as "Venner's Rising", lasted four days beginning on 6 January 1661 before English authorities defeated and captured the rebels, whose leadership were executed on 19 January.
- Occupation
- cooper, revolutionary
- Citizenship
- England
- Born
- 1608
- Died
- January 19, 1661
