Cromwell
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Oliver, 1599–1658, English general, Puritan statesman, and Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1653–58.
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his son Richard, 1626–1712, English soldier, politician, Lord Protector of England 1658–59.
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Thomas, Earl of Essex, 1485?–1540, English statesman.
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a town in central Connecticut.
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Oliver. 1599–1658, English general and statesman. A convinced Puritan, he was an effective leader of the parliamentary army in the Civil War. After the execution of Charles I he quelled the Royalists in Scotland and Ireland, and became Lord Protector of the Commonwealth (1653–58)
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his son, Richard. 1626–1712, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth (1658–59)
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Thomas ,Earl of Essex. ?1485–1540, English statesman. He was secretary to Cardinal Wolsey (1514), after whose fall he became chief adviser to Henry VIII. He drafted most of the Reformation legislation, securing its passage through parliament, the power of which he thereby greatly enhanced. He was executed after losing Henry's favour
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A former law clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas, he had worked at Sullivan & Cromwell as the co-leader of its appellate litigation practice before joining the Trump administration in 2017.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Jockey Conor Stone-Walsh placed the 9-1 shot into third before making a move over the final fence to provide trainer Gavin Cromwell with his first success of the day.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
As a result, Monica Gorman, managing director of Cromwell Global Advisors, says she is looking for whether justices take a similar view or see tariffs as a tax—a power that lies with Congress.
From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025
The U.S. monitors—particularly lawyers at New York firm Sullivan & Cromwell, appointed by Treasury—flooded executives with requests to interview employees, tighten checks on clients and scrutinize billions of dollars of past transactions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
I wondered how much pleasure it had given him to disguise himself as Cromwell.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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