Henry Ireton

Henry Ireton (1611-1651), was an English general, born at Altenborough, Notts. He graduated at Cambridge 1629, and studied law. On outbreak of Civil War he joined the Parliamentarian party, and marrying Cromwell's daughter acquired great influence. He took a leading part in the prosecution of the king, was one of his judges, and signed the warrant for his execution. Kept by Cromwell in Ireland in 1650, he proved a stern deputy, and died of the plague before Limerick. He was a man of great vigour of character, whose zeal for justice made him almost cruel.

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