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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In 1650 Godfrey Goodman - the Bishop of Gloucester - was banished there by Oliver Cromwell for his religious beliefs.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
McDonald, the new Sullivan & Cromwell lead attorney, wasn’t an antitrust specialist, though his two partners on the matter were, and Live Nation already had a deep bench of top flight lawyers from other firms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
On the subject of holy grails, there’s the first recording by Lenny Kaye, “Crazy Like A Fox,” released under the nom de guerre Link Cromwell.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
Some lawyers at the firm also took the position that Sullivan & Cromwell shouldn’t be the one-stop shop for Trump’s highest-profile personal legal matters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
If you ever say anything good about Oliver Cromwell they’ll all hit you.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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