Thomas Chaloner (regicide)

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Chaloner painted by Anthony van Dyck, 1637

Thomas Chaloner[1] (1595–1661) was an English politician, commissioner at the trial of Charles I and signatory to his death warrant.

He was born at Steeple Claydon, Buckinghamshire, and was the son of the courtier Sir Thomas Chaloner.[2]

In January 1649, he and his younger brother,

court that tried King Charles I. Subsequently, Thomas signed the King's death warrant
, whilst James did not.

In 1660, at the

in 1661.

Footnotes

  1. ^ In some contemporary records, like House of Commons Journal Volume 8 9 June 1660, his name is also spelt Thomas Challoner
  2. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. 2004. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help
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