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Thomas Wogan (born circa 1620) was a Welsh
Wales

native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
 Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
 and one of the regicide
Regicide

The broad definition of regicide is the deliberate killing of a monarch, or the person responsible for the killing of a monarch. In a narrower sense, in the United Kingdom tradition, it refers to the judicial execution of a king after alleged due process of law....
s of King Charles I
Charles I of England

Charles I was List of English monarchs, List of monarchs of Scotland and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his capital punishment on 30 January 1649....
.

Wogan was the son of Sir John Wogan
John Wogan

Sir John Wogan was a Wales politician.Wogan was the son of Sir William Wogan and his wife Sybil, and studied at Jesus College, Oxford. He was Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire in 1614, 1620–22, 1625, 1626, 1628–29, 1640 and 1640–1644....
, who was MP for Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Pembrokeshire was a United Kingdom constituencies based on the county of Pembrokeshire in Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....
 and High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire
High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire

This is a list of High Sheriffs of Pembrokeshire....
. In 1646 Thomas Wogan was elected MP for Cardigan
Cardigan, Ceredigion

Cardigan is a town in the county of Ceredigion in West Wales. It lies on the estuary of the River Teifi at the point where Ceredigion meets Pembrokeshire....
. During the Second Civil War
Second Civil War

The Second Civil War may refer to:* Congo Civil War may refer to Second Congo War * Second English Civil War * Second Liberian Civil War started in 1999...
, he fought on the side of Parliament
Parliament of England

The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. Its roots can be traced back to the early medieval period. In a series of developments, it came increasingly to constrain the power of the King of England, and went on after the Act of Union 1707 to merge with the Parliament of Scotland and form the main basis of the Pa...
 at the Battle of St Fagans in 1648. After this battle, Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell was an English people Military history of the United Kingdom and Politics of England leader best known for his involvement in making England into a republican Commonwealth and for his later role as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
 promoted him to Colonel
Colonel

Colonel is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country in the world. It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures....
 and appointed him as governor of Aberystwyth Castle
Aberystwyth Castle

Aberystwyth Castle is located in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Mid Wales.The construction of Aberystwyth Castle began in 1277. The area had hosted other castles before it, the earliest being a fortress dating back to the Iron Age....
.

In January 1649, as a commissioner of the High Court of Justice
High Court of Justice

The High Court of Justice is, together with the Crown Court and the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, part of the Courts of England and Wales ....
 at the trial of King Charles
Charles I of England

Charles I was List of English monarchs, List of monarchs of Scotland and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his capital punishment on 30 January 1649....
, he was 52nd of the 59 signatories
List of regicides of Charles I

Regicides of Charles I are considered to be the fifty-nine Commissioners who sat in judgement at High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I of Charles I of England and signed his death warrant in 1649, along with other officials who participated in his trial or execution, and Hugh Peters an influential republican preacher....
 on the death warrant of the King.

After the Restoration
English Restoration

The English Restoration, or simply The Restoration began in 1660 when the English monarchy, Scottish monarchy and Irish monarchy were restored under Charles II of England after the Interregnum that followed the English Civil War....
 of the Monarchy in 1660, Wogan surrendered to the authorities.






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Thomas Wogan (born circa 1620) was a Welsh
Wales

native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
 Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative of the voters to a parliament. In many countries the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a unique title, such as senate, and thus also have unique titles for its members, such as senators....
 and one of the regicide
Regicide

The broad definition of regicide is the deliberate killing of a monarch, or the person responsible for the killing of a monarch. In a narrower sense, in the United Kingdom tradition, it refers to the judicial execution of a king after alleged due process of law....
s of King Charles I
Charles I of England

Charles I was List of English monarchs, List of monarchs of Scotland and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his capital punishment on 30 January 1649....
.

Wogan was the son of Sir John Wogan
John Wogan

Sir John Wogan was a Wales politician.Wogan was the son of Sir William Wogan and his wife Sybil, and studied at Jesus College, Oxford. He was Member of Parliament for Pembrokeshire in 1614, 1620–22, 1625, 1626, 1628–29, 1640 and 1640–1644....
, who was MP for Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Pembrokeshire was a United Kingdom constituencies based on the county of Pembrokeshire in Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....
 and High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire
High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire

This is a list of High Sheriffs of Pembrokeshire....
. In 1646 Thomas Wogan was elected MP for Cardigan
Cardigan, Ceredigion

Cardigan is a town in the county of Ceredigion in West Wales. It lies on the estuary of the River Teifi at the point where Ceredigion meets Pembrokeshire....
. During the Second Civil War
Second Civil War

The Second Civil War may refer to:* Congo Civil War may refer to Second Congo War * Second English Civil War * Second Liberian Civil War started in 1999...
, he fought on the side of Parliament
Parliament of England

The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. Its roots can be traced back to the early medieval period. In a series of developments, it came increasingly to constrain the power of the King of England, and went on after the Act of Union 1707 to merge with the Parliament of Scotland and form the main basis of the Pa...
 at the Battle of St Fagans in 1648. After this battle, Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell was an English people Military history of the United Kingdom and Politics of England leader best known for his involvement in making England into a republican Commonwealth and for his later role as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
 promoted him to Colonel
Colonel

Colonel is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country in the world. It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures....
 and appointed him as governor of Aberystwyth Castle
Aberystwyth Castle

Aberystwyth Castle is located in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Mid Wales.The construction of Aberystwyth Castle began in 1277. The area had hosted other castles before it, the earliest being a fortress dating back to the Iron Age....
.

In January 1649, as a commissioner of the High Court of Justice
High Court of Justice

The High Court of Justice is, together with the Crown Court and the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, part of the Courts of England and Wales ....
 at the trial of King Charles
Charles I of England

Charles I was List of English monarchs, List of monarchs of Scotland and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his capital punishment on 30 January 1649....
, he was 52nd of the 59 signatories
List of regicides of Charles I

Regicides of Charles I are considered to be the fifty-nine Commissioners who sat in judgement at High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I of Charles I of England and signed his death warrant in 1649, along with other officials who participated in his trial or execution, and Hugh Peters an influential republican preacher....
 on the death warrant of the King.

After the Restoration
English Restoration

The English Restoration, or simply The Restoration began in 1660 when the English monarchy, Scottish monarchy and Irish monarchy were restored under Charles II of England after the Interregnum that followed the English Civil War....
 of the Monarchy in 1660, Wogan surrendered to the authorities. Held in York Castle
York Castle

York Castle is a fortification in the city of York, England. The principal remains of the 13th century - 14th century castle are the keep and some of the Curtain wall ....
 until 1664, he managed to escape and fled to the Netherlands
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
. The last record of him dates to 1666 and has him in Utrecht
Utrecht (city)

Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands province of Utrecht . It is located in the North-Eastern end of the Randstad, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands, with a population of 300,030....
 plotting against the English government.