Nathaniel Fiennes, the
son of William Fiennes, was born in
about 1608. In 1640 he was elected to the House
of Commons. A close friend of Oliver
Cromwell, he supported the Independents
against the Presbyterians.
On the outbreak of the
Civil War Fiennes supported the Parliamentary
army. However, he
was disgraced in
1643 when he surrendered Bristol to Prince
Rupert.
Fiennes supported negotiations
with Charles
I and in 1648
was expelled from the House of Commons
as a result of Pride's Purge.
In 1654 Fiennes was appointed
to the Council of State. He also sat in Cromwell's House
of Lords. Nathaniel Fiennes died in 1669.
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