Henry Ireton
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For his son, the English army officer and politician, see Henry Ireton (died 1711).
Henry Ireton (baptised 3 November 1611;[1] died 26 November 1651) was an English general in the Parliamentarian army during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, and a son-in-law of Oliver Cromwell. He died of disease outside Limerick in November 1651.
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Henry Ireton | |
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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)[1] Attenborough, Nottinghamshire, England |
Died | 26 November 1651(1651-11-26) (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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