Sir Gilbert Pickering, 1st Baronet
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Sir Gilbert Pickering, 1st Baronet, 10 March 1611 to 17 October 1668, was a member of the landed gentry from Northamptonshire, and a religious Independent who supported Parliament in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. An MP for Northamptonshire for most of the period from 1640 to 1660, during the 1649 to 1660 Interregnum he also served as Lord Chamberlain, sat on the English Council of State, and was appointed to Cromwell's Upper House in 1658.
Sir Gilbert Pickering | |
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Lord Chamberlain | |
In office 1655–1659 | |
English Council of State/Committee of Safety | |
In office 1649–1660 | |
Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire | |
In office April 1640 – May 1660 [lower-alpha 1] | |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 March 1611 Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire |
Died | 17 October 1668(1668-10-17) (aged 57) Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire |
Resting place | St. Mary the Virgin, Titchmarsh |
Spouse | Elizabeth Montagu (1638–1668 his death) |
Relations | Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich (brother-in-law) John Dryden (cousin) |
Children | Eight sons, four daughters |
Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge Gray's Inn |
Occupation | Politician and religious radical |
Although appointed a judge at the Trial of Charles I in January 1649, Pickering attended only two sessions and did not sign the Execution warrant, which saved him from being classed as a regicide following the 1660 Stuart Restoration. He received a pardon with the help of his brother-in-law Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, but was banned from holding public office, and died at home in October 1668.