William Monson, 1st Viscount Monson
William Monson, 1st Viscount Monson (died ca. 1672)[1] was one of the Regicides of King Charles I of England.[2][3]
William Monson was son of Sir Thomas Monson. He was created Viscount Monson of Castlemaine (Irish peerage) in 1628 and knighted in 1633. He was elected M.P. for Reigate in 1640, 1645 and 1648. He was nominated as one of the king's judges, but only attended three sittings. After the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, he was sentenced by Parliament to degradation from his honours and titles and to be imprisoned for life. He died in the Fleet Prison around 1672.[3]
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ or Viscount Mounson
- ^ David Plant, William, Viscount Monson (Mounson), Regicide, d.c.1673, the British Civil Wars and Commonwealth website, Retrieved 2009-07-22
- ^ a b Lee, Sidney (1903), Dictionary of National Biography Index and Epitome, p. 889 (also main entry xxxviii 203)
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1903). "Monson, Sir William (d. 1672?)". Dictionary of National Biography Index and Epitome. Cambridge University Press. p. 889.
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