Arthur Haselrig
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.
Sir Arthur Haselrig | |
|---|---|
| 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 (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 |
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