John Moore (regicide) the Pool. When Sir John Meldrum's Parliamentary forces recaptured the city six months later, John Moore found himself back in charge as Governor. Moore was a supporter of Pride's Purge and, as well as helping to organise security arrangements at King Charles' trial. He was a signatory of the King's death warrant in 1649. In 1649, Moore fought in Ireland against James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde and became governor of Dublin. He died of a fever there in 1650. John Moore (regicide) Colonel John Moore (1599–1650) was one of the regicides of King Charles I. John Moore was born
John Hewson (regicide) November 1645 he took command of the regiment; and, as was the custom then, the Regiment became known as John Hewson Regiment of Foot. In 1647 Parliament passed an act against religious festivals, regarding them as "vain and superstitious observances" when the Mayor of Canterbury tried to enforce this act and stop Christmas there was a riot and John Hewson Regiment of Foot were sent to restore order which they did quickly. In 1648 Hewson supported Pride's Purge and the Army's occupation of London. In January 1649 Hewson signed the death warrant of Charles I marking him as a regicide.