Thomas Birch (Parliamentarian)
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Thomas Birch was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
at various times between 1640 and 1656. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War
.
Birch was of Birch Hall Manchester. He was a colonel in parliamentary army and active supporter of the parliamentary cause. He was governor of Liverpool from 1644 to 1655.
In October 1649 Birch was elected Member of Parliament
for Liverpool
in the Rump Parliament
. He was elected MP for Liverpool in the First Protectorate Parliament
in 1654 and was re-elected MP for Liverpool again in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament
. He retired from public service at the Restoration.
Birch died at the age of 70.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
at various times between 1640 and 1656. He fought in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
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Birch was of Birch Hall Manchester. He was a colonel in parliamentary army and active supporter of the parliamentary cause. He was governor of Liverpool from 1644 to 1655.
In October 1649 Birch was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Liverpool
Liverpool (UK Parliament constituency)
Liverpool was a Borough constituency in the county of Lancashire of the House of Commons for the Parliament of England to 1706 then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It was represented by two Members of Parliament...
in the Rump Parliament
Rump Parliament
The Rump Parliament is the name of the English Parliament after Colonel Pride purged the Long Parliament on 6 December 1648 of those members hostile to the Grandees' intention to try King Charles I for high treason....
. He was elected MP for Liverpool in the First Protectorate Parliament
First Protectorate Parliament
The First Protectorate Parliament was summoned by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the terms of the Instrument of Government. It sat for one term from 3 September 1654 until 22 January 1655 with William Lenthall as the Speaker of the House....
in 1654 and was re-elected MP for Liverpool again in 1656 for the Second Protectorate Parliament
Second Protectorate Parliament
The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons...
. He retired from public service at the Restoration.
Birch died at the age of 70.