Henry Ireton
Henry Ireton (baptised 3 November 1611; died 26 November 1651) was an English general in the Parliamentarian army during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, and the son-in-law of Oliver Cromwell. He died of disease outside Limerick in November 1651.
Henry Ireton | |
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Portrait by Robert Walker | |
| Lord Deputy of Ireland | |
| In office 1650–1651 | |
| Member of Parliament for Appleby | |
| In office October 1645 – November 1651 † | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1611 (baptised 3 November 1611) Attenborough, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Died | 26 November 1651 (aged 40) Limerick, Ireland |
| Spouse | Bridget Cromwell (1646 – his death) |
| Children | 5, including Henry and Bridget |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Political and religious radical, regicide and Parliamentarian soldier |
| Military service | |
| Years of service | 1642–1651 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | Wars of the Three Kingdoms Edgehill; Gainsborough; First Newbury; Marston Moor; Second Newbury; Naseby; Bristol; Oxford; Maidstone; Colchester; Cromwellian conquest of Ireland Drogheda; Waterford; Limerick |
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