Owen Rowe

Owen Rowe,[1] (c. 1592–1661), was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.[2]

Rowe worked as haberdasher in London; took part in foundation of colonies of Massachusetts and the Bermudas; captain of green regiment of London trained bands, 1642; colonel, 1646; member of court which tried Charles I, and signed death-warrant; deputy-governor of the Bermudas, 1655; acted with Monck's opponents, 1659; convicted as regicide, 1660; died as a prisoner in the Tower of London.[3]

References

  1. ↑ His name is spelt Row in contemporary Parliamentary records (see Act of Free and Generall Pardon Indempnity and Oblivion)
  2. ↑ David Plant, http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/biog/rowe.htm the British Civil Wars and Commonwealth website
  3. ↑ Lee, Sidney (1903), Dictionary of National Biography Index and Epitome, p. 1134 (also main entry xlix 345)


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, January 31, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.