Sir William Brereton

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Sir William Brereton was a prominent English Parliamentarian commander and politician during the English Civil War, noted for his leadership in Cheshire and the northwest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English politician
Parliamentarian military commander
person
allegiance Parliament of England NERFINISHED
associatedCountry England NERFINISHED
associatedRegion Cheshire NERFINISHED
baronetage Baronetage of England NERFINISHED
birthPlace Cheshire NERFINISHED
birthYear 1604
conflict English Civil War NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of England
createdBaronet 1627
deathPlace London, England
surface form: London
deathYear 1661
era 17th century
familyName Brereton NERFINISHED
givenName William
heldOffice Deputy Lieutenant of Cheshire NERFINISHED
Justice of the Peace in Cheshire
honorificPrefix Sir
houseOrFamily Brereton family of Cheshire NERFINISHED
legacy key figure in securing Cheshire for Parliament during the English Civil War
militaryRank commander
militaryTheater Cheshire NERFINISHED
northwest England
nobleTitle Baronet
notableBattleOrCampaign siege operations around Chester GENERATED
notableFor Parliamentarian command in northwest England
leadership in Cheshire during the English Civil War
parent Sir John Brereton NERFINISHED
parliamentaryFaction Long Parliament NERFINISHED
parliamentaryRole leading Parliamentarian in the northwest
parliamentaryService Member of the House of Commons of England
politicalAlignment Parliamentarian
religiousAndPoliticalSympathies Puritan-leaning Parliamentarian
representedConstituency Cheshire NERFINISHED
Liverpool NERFINISHED
Wigan NERFINISHED
roleDuringEnglishCivilWar Parliamentarian regional commander in Cheshire
organizer of Parliamentarian forces in northwest England
sideInConflict Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War
socialClass gentry
spouse Susanna Booth NERFINISHED
title 1st Baronet

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