George Twisleton
George Twisleton, 1618 to 12 May 1667, was a member of the landed gentry from Yorkshire and colonel in the Parliamentarian army during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Under the Commonwealth of England, he sat as MP for Anglesey from 1654 to 1659.
George Twisleton | |
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St Beuno's Church, Clynnog Fawr, where Twisleton was buried in 1667 | |
| Member of Parliament for Anglesey | |
| In office September 1654 – April 1659 | |
| Governor of Denbigh Castle | |
| In office October 1646 – May 1660 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1618 Drax, West Riding of Yorkshire |
| Died | 12 May 1667 Lleuar Fawr, Carnarvonshire |
| Resting place | St Beuno's Church, Clynnog Fawr |
| Nationality | English |
| Spouse | Mary Glynne c. 1650 to his death |
| Children | George (1652–1714); Margaret; Jane; Philip (died 1701); William (died 1719); Mary (died 1720?); Alice (died 1720?); Elin (died 1727) |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Colonel |
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Although nominated to the High Court of Justice for the Trial of Charles I in January 1649, he did not participate and thus escaped prosecution after the 1660 Stuart Restoration. Thereafter he lived quietly at home in Lleuar Fawr, Carnarvonshire, where he died in 1667.
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