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<p> Puritan statesman, born in Somersetshire, educated at Oxford; bred to law, entered [[Parliament]] in 1621, opposed the arbitrary measures of the king, took a prominent part in the impeachment of Buckingham; at the opening of the Long Parliament procured the impeachment of the Earl of Strafford, and conducted the proceedings against him; he was one of the five members illegally arrested by [[Charles]] I., and was brought back again in triumph to Westminster; was appointed [[Lieutenant]] of the Ordnance, and a month after died (1584-1643). </p> | John Pym <ref name="term_78508" /> | ||
==References == | <p> Puritan statesman, born in Somersetshire, educated at Oxford; bred to law, entered [[Parliament]] in 1621, opposed the arbitrary measures of the king, took a prominent part in the impeachment of Buckingham; at the opening of the Long Parliament procured the impeachment of the [[Earl]] of Strafford, and conducted the proceedings against him; he was one of the five members illegally arrested by [[Charles]] I., and was brought back again in triumph to Westminster; was appointed [[Lieutenant]] of the Ordnance, and a month after died (1584-1643). </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:54, 15 October 2021
John Pym [1]
Puritan statesman, born in Somersetshire, educated at Oxford; bred to law, entered Parliament in 1621, opposed the arbitrary measures of the king, took a prominent part in the impeachment of Buckingham; at the opening of the Long Parliament procured the impeachment of the Earl of Strafford, and conducted the proceedings against him; he was one of the five members illegally arrested by Charles I., and was brought back again in triumph to Westminster; was appointed Lieutenant of the Ordnance, and a month after died (1584-1643).
