England: Presidents of the Council of State: 1659-1660 |
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| Council appointed for the term 17/27 May 1659 - 1/11 Dec 1659 by an act of Parliament passed on 19/29 May 1659 | |
| President of the Council of State | |
| 19/29 May 1659 - 4/14 Jun 1659 | Sir James Harrington
appointed: 19/29 May 1659; end of term: 4/14 Jun 1659 (successor assumed presidency) |
| 4/14 Jun 1659 - Jul/Aug 1659 | Sir Archibald Johnston Lord Wariston
appointed: 3/13 Jun 1659; assumed presidency: 4/14 Jun 1659; |
| Jul/Aug 1659 - 16/26 Aug 1659 | Bulstrode Whitelocke |
| 17/27 Aug 1659 - 17/27 Aug 1659 | Sir Henry Vane (the Younger) [1][2]
appointed and assumed presidency: 17/27 Aug 1659; end of term: 17/27 Aug 1659 (successor assumed presidency);
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| 17/27 Aug 1659 - 1/11 Sep 1659 | Sir Arthur Hesilrigg, baronet
appointed and assumed presidency: 17/27 Aug 1659; end of term: 1/11 Sep 1659 (successor assumed presidency) |
| 1/11 Sep 1659 - 16/26 Sep 1659 | Sir Henry Vane (the Younger) assumed presidency: 1/11 Sep 1659; end of term: 16/26 Sep 1659 (successor assumed presidency) |
| 16/26 Sep 1659 - 30 Sep/10 Oct 1659 | Richard Salway
appointed: 15/16 Sep 1659; assumed presidency: 16/26 Sep 1659; end of term: 30 Sep/10 Oct 1659 (successor assumed presidency) |
| 30 Sep/10 Oct 1659 - 15/25 Oct 1659 | Thomas Scot
appointed: 29 Sep/9 Oct 1659; assumed presidency: 30 Sep/10 Oct 1659; end of term: 15/25 Oct 1659 (successor assumed presidency) |
| 15/25 Oct 1659 - 17/27 Oct 1659 | Sir Archibald Johnston Lord Wariston
appointed and assumed presidency: 15/25 Oct 1659; end of term: 17/27 Oct 1659 (successor assumed presidency) |
| 17/27 Oct 1659 - 25 Oct/4 Nov 1659 | Bulstrode Whitelocke appointed and assumed presidency: 17/27 Oct 1659; end of term: 25 Oct/4 Nov 1659 (last meeting of the Council) |
| Council appointed for the term 1/11 Jan 1660 - 1/11 Apr 1660 by an act of Parliament passed on 2/12 Jan 1660 | |
| 3/13 Jan 1660 - Jan 1660 | Thomas Scot
appointed and assumed presidency: 3/13 Jan 1660 |
| Jan 1660 - 31 Jan/10 Feb 1660 | Nicholas Love [3] |
| 31 Jan/10 Feb 1660 - 12/22 Feb 1660 | Sir James Harrington [3] |
| 12/22 Feb 1660 - 21 Feb/2 Mar 1660 | Henry Neville
end of term: 21 Feb/2 Mar 1660 (powers of the Council are suspended by Parliament) |
| ? Feb 1660 - 26 May/5 Jun 1660 | Arthur Annesley |
- Also in Massachusetts.
- A resolution of the Council, approved on 16/26 Aug 1659, fixed the 14-day terms of presidency for each member in order of appointment by the Act of Parliament of 19/29 May 1659. Charles Fleetwood declined to serve and Sir Henry Vane was requested to chair the meeting on 17/27 Aug 1659 (morning). At the next meeting, 17/27 Aug 1659 (afternoon), Sir Arthur Hesilrigg assumed the presidency as the second on the list of the members.
- The Order Books for 1660 are missing. Love signed the warrants as President of the Council to 30 Jan/9 Feb 1660 inclusively. The earliest warrant signed by Harrington as President is dated 31 Jan/10 Feb 1660.
Last update: 18 Mar 2024