Governor of Worcester

Governors of the city of Worcester, England, include:

Civil War +List of governors of Worcester during the English Civil WarNameDetailsSir John ByronCommander of a Royalist military garrison for part of September 1642.Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of EssexCommander-in-chief of the Parliamentary army, occupied the city on 24 September 1642 and remained there for about a month before marching off to the Battle of Edgehill (23 October 1642).Colonel Thomas EssexOctober–November 1642. — Parliamentarian governor appointed by Parliament.Sir William Russell1642–1643. — Royalist governorColonel Gilbert GerardDecember 1643 – beginning of 1646. — Royalist governorColonel Samuel SandysBeginning of 1646. — Royalist governor (having been acting governor during the Siege of Worcester (1643))Jacob Astley, 1st Baron Astley of ReadingRoyalist governor who had succeeded colonel Samuel Sandys, was taken prisoner and confined at Warwick.Sir Henry WashingtonRoyalist governor during the Siege of Worcester (1646) at the end of the First Civil WarMajor-General Edward MasseyParliamentarian governor

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Further reading — Mentions William son of the Earl of Pembroke as governor at the time of Henry III —Lists and quotes a collection of sources that can be used to build up a short biography of Sir Henry Washington.