Sir Gilbert Pickering, 1st Baronet

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  1. Re-elected as MP for Northamptonshire in the 1656 Second Protectorate Parliament, Pickering was elevated to Cromwell's Other House in December 1657, but resumed his seat when the Rump Parliament was reinstalled in May 1659
  2. Independents were characterised by opposition to any state church, and included senior military leaders like Cromwell, Henry Ireton, and Thomas Harrison

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References

  1. Moseley & Sgroi 2010.
  2. 1 2 Venning 2004.
  3. Preheim, Rick (19 June 2004). "Atonement For 2 Centuries Of Persecution". Washington Post. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  4. Hamilton 1890, p. 155.
  5. Information in this paragraph is derived from Victoria County History, Northants III (1930), 142-149.

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Sir Gilbert Pickering
Bt
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Titchmarsh - geograph.org.uk - 2997821.jpg
St Mary the Virgin, Titchmarsh, Pickering's burial place
Lord Chamberlain
In office
1655–1659
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
New creation Baronet
(of Titchmarsh)
16381668
Succeeded by
John Pickering