Samuel Chidley
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Samuel Chidley (1616–c. 1672) was an English Puritan activist and controversialist. A radical separatist in London before and during the English Civil War, he became a leading Leveller, a treasurer of the movement. A public servant and land speculator under the Commonwealth and Protectorate, he became rich and campaigned for social, moral and financial reform. He was ruined by the Restoration and returned to live in relative poverty in his native Shrewsbury.
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Born | 1616 Shrewsbury |
Died | 1672 or later. Shrewsbury |
Political party | Leveller |
Spouse | Mary |
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Profession | Haberdasher |
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