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John Pym (20 May 1584 – 8 December 1643) was a politician and administrator from London, who played a major role in establishing what would become the modern English Parliamentary system.
John Pym (born 1583/84, Brymore, Somerset, Eng.—died Dec. 8, 1643, London) was a prominent member of the English Parliament (1621–43) and an architect of Parliament’s victory over King Charles I in the first phase (1642–46) of the English Civil Wars.
John Pym, (born 1583/84, Brymore, Somerset, Eng.—died Dec. 8, 1643, London), English politician. As a member of Parliament (1621–43), he soon became an expert on finances and colonial affairs. He was an architect of Parliament’s victory over Charles I in the first phase of the English Civil Wars.
Jun 17, 2024 · Learn about John Pym (1584–1643), a leading figure in the Long Parliament and the English Civil War. Find out his role in impeaching Buckingham, supporting the Petition of Right, and negotiating with the Scots.
Jan 17, 2022 · John Pym was a Puritan MP and leader of the opposition to King Charles I in the Long Parliament. He initiated the impeachment of Strafford, the abolition of Episcopacy, and the alliance with Scotland in the First Civil War.
John Pym was a statesman and leader of the popular party in the Long Parliament. He was buried in Westminster Abbey in 1643, but his body was disinterred and thrown in a pit in 1661 by Charles II.
May 29, 2018 · The English statesman John Pym (1584-1643) led the House of Commons in the opening years of the English civil war. John Pym was the son of a lesser landowner of Somerset. When he was a boy, Pym's views on religion were molded by his stepfather, Sir Anthony Rous, who was a devout Puritan.
