Henry Vane the Younger

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Henry Vane the Younger was a prominent 17th-century English politician and Puritan statesman known for his leading role in the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War and his advocacy of religious toleration.


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instanceOf 17th-century politician
English politician
Member of Parliament of England
Puritan statesman
human
causeOfDeath beheading
convictedOf high treason
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1613-03-26
dateOfDeath 1662-06-14
educatedAt Leiden University
Magdalen College, Oxford NERFINISHED
familyName Vane
father Henry Vane the Elder
givenName Henry
hasOccupation colonial governor
political theorist
politician
knownFor advocacy of religious toleration
leadership in the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War
opposition to episcopacy
support for republican government
mannerOfDeath execution
memberOf Council of State of the Commonwealth of England
English Parliament
movement English Civil War Parliamentary cause
Parliamentarian faction
notableWork A Healing Question Propounded
The Retired Man’s Meditations
The Trial of Sir Henry Vane, Kt.
officeContested Member of Parliament for Kent
Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull
Member of Parliament for Wilton
opposedBy Charles I of England
Charles II of England
participantIn English Civil War
trial of Charles I
placeOfBirth London
placeOfDeath London
positionHeld Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Member of the Council of State of the Commonwealth of England
Member of the Long Parliament
Member of the Short Parliament
President of the Council of State of the Commonwealth of England
Treasurer of the Navy
religion Protestantism
Puritanism
residence Belleau, Lincolnshire
Raby Castle
sexOrGender male
spouse Frances Wray

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Self-Denying Ordinance
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