Arthur Haselrig

Sir Arthur Haselrig Bt
Member of the English Council of State
In office May 1659 – October 1659
Lord President of the English Council of State
In office January 1652 – February 1652
MP for Leicester
In office 1653 – 1659 (banned from sitting 1655–1658)
Governor of Newcastle
In office December 1647 – 1652
MP for Leicestershire
In office 1640–1653
Personal details
Born	ca 1601 Noseley Hall Leicestershire
Died	7 January 1661(1661-01-07) (aged 60) Tower of London
Nationality	English
Spouse(s)	(1) Frances (1624–1632) (2) Dorothy (1634–1650)
Children	(1) Thomas (1625–1680) (2) Katherine (1635–1670) and Robert (1640–1713)
Parent(s)	Sir Thomas Hesilrige (died 1632) Frances Gorges
Alma mater	Magdalene College, Cambridge
Military service
Battles/wars	First English Civil War Battle of Edgehill Battle of Lansdowne Battle of Roundway Down Battle of Cheriton Second Newbury

Sir Arthur Haselrig, 2nd Baronet ^[a] (1601 – 7 January 1661) was a member of the landed gentry from Leicestershire. A major critic of Charles I of England during the period of Personal Rule from 1629 to 1640, he was one of the Five Members whose attempted arrest sparked the First English Civil War in August 1642. As a leading Parliamentarian, he held various military and political posts during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

Haselrig approved the Execution of Charles I in January 1649, although he refused to participate in his trial, but later opposed Oliver Cromwell's creation of The Protectorate in 1653. In the political struggle which ended with the Stuart Restoration in May 1660, he sought to prevent the return of Charles II of England. Viewed as an opponent of the new regime, he was arrested and held in the Tower of London, where he died on 7 January 1661.
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