Henry Wilmot
was born in 1613. He was elected to the House
of Commons where he represented Tamworth in Staffordshire. A supporter
of Charles
I
he was accused
in 1641 of plotting against John
Pym and
other radicals and was expelled from Parliament.
On the
outbreak of the Civil
War
Wilmot joined the Royalists and in 1643 was promoted to Lieutenant
General of the Cavalry. He was a competent soldier and was credited
with the victory over the Roundheads
at Roundway
Down in
July 1643.
In 1644
Wilmot was accused of corresponding with Robert
Devereux, Earl of Essex, in a plot to depose Charles
I.
Henry Wilmot went into exile but later returned to fight at Worcester.
After the
defeat of the Royalists he accompanied Charles
in his successful
escape to France. Henry Wilmot died in Sluys, Netherlands, on 19th
February, 1658.
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