John

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John Hampden was a prominent 17th-century English politician and Parliamentarian leader known for his opposition to King Charles I’s taxation policies and his role in the events leading up to the English Civil War.

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instanceOf English politician
Parliamentarian leader
human
activeYearsEnd 1643
activeYearsStart 1621
associatedWith Buckinghamshire
battle Battle of Chalgrove Field
causeOfDeath wounds sustained in battle
child John Hampden (the younger)
linked to: John Hampden

Ruth Hampden
commemoratedBy Hampden Clubs
linked to: Feuillant Club
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1595-06-24
dateOfDeath 1643-06-24
diedIn Battle of Chalgrove Field
educatedAt Inner Temple
Magdalen College, Oxford
era Stuart period
familyName Hampden
givenName John
hasAncestor Griffin Hampden
hasOccupation politician
soldier
honouredIn statue in St Stephen’s Hall, Westminster
influenced later English constitutional thought
knownFor opposition to King Charles I’s taxation policies
role in events leading up to the English Civil War
memberOf Parliament of England
militaryBranch Parliamentarian army
militaryRank colonel
movement Parliamentarian faction
nobleTitle English landowner
notableWork opposition to ship money
opposedTo King Charles I
ship money tax
parliamentaryTerm Long Parliament
Short Parliament
participantIn English Civil War
ship money case
placeOfBirth London
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath Thame
positionHeld Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire
Member of Parliament for Wendover
relative Oliver Cromwell
religion Protestantism
residence Hampden House
sexOrGender male
spouse Elizabeth Simeon

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John Hampden givenName John
subject linked to: Hampden