In which year did Oliver Cromwell become Lord Protector?
Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English military and political leader. He served as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1653 until his death, acting simultaneously as head of state and head of government of the new republic. Cromwell was born into the middle gentry to a family descended from the sister of King Henry VIII's minister Thomas Cromwell. Little is known of the first 40 years of his life, as only four of his personal letters survive along with a summary of a speech that he delivered in 1628.
Sir Oliver Cromwell 2nd Viscount Brouncker. It seems that John and Abigail, like many of the Cromwells, thought it prudent after 1660 to use the older family name Williams. He was the brother of Richard, Robert (the father of the Lord Protector) and Henry Cromwell. Sir Oliver Cromwell Sir Oliver Cromwell ("c." 1566–1655) was an English landowner, lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1625. He was the uncle of Oliver Cromwell, the Member of Parliament, general, and Lord Protector of England. Cromwell was the heir of Sir Henry Williams, alias Cromwell, of Hinchingbrooke,