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Sir Henry Vane (18 February 1589 – 1655), known as the Elder to distinguish him from his son, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1654.
Apr 30, 2024 · Sir Henry Vane, the Elder (born Feb. 18, 1589, Hadlow, Kent, Eng.—died May 1655) was an English statesman, a prominent royal adviser who played an equivocal role in the events leading to the outbreak of the Civil War between King Charles I and Parliament.
Sir Henry Vane (baptised 26 March 1613 – 14 June 1662), often referred to as Harry Vane and Henry Vane the Younger to distinguish him from his father, Henry Vane the Elder, was an English politician, statesman, and colonial governor.
Sir Henry Vane (18 February 1589 – 1655), known as the Elder to distinguish him from his son, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1654.
Vane’s eldest surviving son, Sir Henry†, sat for Hull in the Short and Long Parliaments, and was selected to ‘die for the kingdom’ at the Restoration, but the family retained and improved the estate and in 1675 two of his grandsons became the first regular knights of the shire for county Durham.
Quick Reference. (1589–1655) and. (1613–62). Politicians of contrasted character. The father was a worldly minded courtier, bent on accumulating a great landed estate. The son was a radical puritan with mystical leanings, and in middle life a doctrinaire republican.
Jun 10, 2024 · Sir Henry Vane, the Younger was an English Puritan, one of the most capable administrators in Parliament during the Civil Wars between the Parliamentarians and Royalists. His father, Sir Henry Vane the Elder, was an adviser to King Charles I. Henry the Younger was converted to Puritanism in his.
