Henry Cromwell-Williams

Who was Henry Cromwell-Williams?

Henry Cromwell-Williams was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1654 and 1673.

Cromwell-Williams was born as Cromwelll, the son of Henry Cromwell of Ramsey, Huntingdonshire. He matriculated from Magdalene College, Cambridge.

In 1654, Cromwell was elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire in the First Protectorate Parliament. He was re-elected in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament and in 1659 for the Third Protectorate Parliament. In 1660, he took the name Williams to become Cromwell-Williams. He was elected MP for Huntingdonshire in the Convention Parliament and was re-elected in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament. He sat until his death in 1673.

Cromwell-Williams died at the age of 48.

Cromwell-Williams married Lady Elizabeth Feres at Ramsey on 4 May 1642.