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b. c. 1618, 3rd s. of Sir Miles Fleetwood† of Aldwincle, Northants, and Anne, da. of Nicholas Luke of Woodend, Beds; bro. of Sir William Fleetwood*. educ. Emmanuel, Camb. 8 July 1635, BA 1638;Al. Cant. G. Inn, 16 Jan. 1639; called 11 Feb. 1646.G. Inn Admiss. 220; PBG Inn, 357. m. (1) 15 May 1644, Frances (d. 1651), da. of Thomas Smith of Winston, Norf. 1s. 1da.;Gillingham, Norf. par. reg.; Vis. Norf. 1664, ed. Hughes Clarke, 202. (2) 8 June 1652, Bridget (d. 1662), da. of Oliver Cromwell*, wid. of Henry Ireton*, at least 1s. 2da. (1 d.v.p.);P. Gaunt, The Cromwellian Gazetteer (Stroud, 1987), 238-9. (3) 14 Jan. 1664, Mary (d. 1684) da. of Sir John Coke and wid. of Sir Edward Hartopp.Oxford DNB. d. 4 Oct. 1692.Al. Cant.
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Military: col. of lifeguard (parlian.) of 3rd earl of Essex, c.Sept. 1642-bef. May 1643;Clarendon, Hist. ii. 340. capt. of horse, regt. of earl of Essex by May 1643-Apr. 1644;SP28/14/311; SP28/19/80; A. and O.; Firth and Davies, Regimental Hist. i. 91. col. of horse, Eastern Assoc. army, c. Apr. 1644 – Apr. 1645; New Model army, Apr. 1645-June 1650.SP28/14/58–9; SP28/17/226; Abbott, Writings and Speeches, ii. 424. Member, gen. cttee. of officers, 29 Aug. 1647.Clarke Pprs. i. 223–4. Jt. gov. I.o.W. 14 Aug. 1649–?CSP Dom. 1649–50, p. 277. Lt.-gen. of horse, June 1650; lt.-gen. and c.-in-c. army in Ireland, 10 July 1652–1654;Firth and Davies, Regimental Hist. i. 97; TSP i. 212–3. col. of horse and ft. army in Ireland, c.Oct. 1652-July 1659.Wanklyn, New Model Army, ii. 200, 220, 242, 244. Maj.-gen. Bucks., Cambs., I. of Ely, Essex, Herts., Norf., Oxon. and Suff. 9 Aug. 1655–?June 1657.CSP Dom., 1655, p. 275. Jt. warden, Cinque Ports, and constable, Dover Castle Dec. 1658–?May 1659.TSP vii. 559. Lt.-gen. and col. of horse and ft. 7 June 1659–11 Jan. 1660.Firth and Davies, Regimental Hist. i. 98–9; A. and O. C.-in-c. land forces, 7 June 1659–24 Feb. 1660.A. and O.

Local: commr. sequestration, Cambs. and I. of Ely 2 May 1643; martial law in London, 3 Apr. 1646.A. and O. J.p. Suff. 2 Mar. 1647-bef. Mar. 1660;C231/6, p. 76. Norf., Oxon. by Feb. 1650-bef. Mar. 1660;C193/13/3, ff. 46, 51v. Hants 2 Mar. 1650-bef. Mar. 1660;C231/6, p. 177. Essex, Camb., I. of Ely 12 Dec. 1655-bef. Mar. 1660.C231/6, p. 321. Commr. assessment, Suff. 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657; Norf. 17 Mar. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657; Oxon. 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1659; I.o.W. 26 Nov. 1650; Norwich 10 Dec. 1652; Westminster 9 June 1657; militia, Norf., Suff. 2 Dec. 1648, 26 July 1659; Mdx., Oxon., Bristol 26 July 1659.A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28). V.-adm. I.o.W. 28 May 1650–?CSP Dom. 1650, p. 545. Commr. charitable uses, London Oct. 1655.Publick Intelligencer no. 7 (12–19 Nov. 1655), 97–8 (E.489.15).

Central: recvr. ct. of wards, 8 Apr. 1644–46.LJ vi. 507a. Member, cttee. for plundered ministers, 24 May 1649;CJ vi. 216a. cttee. for indemnity, 29 May 1649.CJ vi. 219b. Gov. Westminster sch. and almshouses, 26 Sept. 1649.A. and O. Member, cttee. regulating universities, 29 Mar. 1650.CJ vi. 388b. Cllr. of state, 13 Feb. 1651, 19 May 1649, 14 July, 16 Dec. 1653.A. and O.; CJ vii. 284b; CSP Dom. 1653–4, p. 25. Member, cttee. for statutes, Durham Univ. 10 Mar. 1656.CSP Dom. 1655–6, p. 218. Kpr. St James’s Park, 13 May-?Dec. 1659.CJ vii. 650b. Member, cttee. of safety, 7 May,CJ vii. 646a. 26 Oct. 1659.A True Narrative of the Procs. in Parl. (1659), 41 (E.1010.24). Commr. for nominating army officers, 13 May 1659;CJ vii. 651a. for governing army, 12 Oct. 1659.CJ vii. 796a.

Irish: Ld. dep. Ire. 17 Aug. 1654–1 Sept. 1657.Ire. under the Commonwealth, ii. 437–43.

: of Stoke Newington, Mdx.
Likenesses

Likenesses: oil on canvas, attrib. R. Walker, c.1650-8;Soc. Antiq. miniature, J. Hoskins.Whereabouts unknown.

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Commons 1640-1660
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FLEETWOOD, Charles (c.1618-92), of Stoke Newington, Mdx.

Will
10 Jan. 1690, pr. 2 Nov. 1692.PROB11/412/58.
Estates
enjoyed £60 p.a. (with a further £30 p.a. to his first wife) from estate of his elder brother, Sir William Fleetwood, presumably settled after death of their father in 1641.CCC 1403. Second wife awarded £2,000 p.a. by Parliament on death of her first husband, Henry Ireton, 1651.Whitelocke, Mems. iii. 372. Life interest in manors of Wyssett le Rose, Suff. and manors of Heydon and Armingland, Norf. (formerly lands of Sir Ralph Hopton*), granted to Fleetwood and his first wife in reversion, 16 July 1651.CJ vii. 332a; CSP Dom. 1655, p. 314; 1655-6, p. 71. Received £10 per diem pay as c.-in-c. of army in Ire. Sept. 1652-?Sept. 1655;SP28/95/15. £1,000 p.a. as councillor, Dec. 1653-May 1659. Drew 500 Irish acres in Slievemargy barony, Queen’s County, Leinster, in Jan. 1654.CSP Ire. 1647-60, pp. 491, 507. Purchased (with others) the ‘whole estate’ of the John Paulet, 5th marquess of Winchester, in Devon, Dorset and Cornw., confiscated by Parliament, bef. Aug. 1653.CJ vii. 309b; TSP iv. 444. Said (in 1658) to be have an income of £6,600 p.a.Second Narrative of the Late Parliament (1658), 3 (E.977.3). Purchased manor of Stoke Newington, c.1664;Oxford DNB. at death also owned manor and lordship of Borough Castle, Suff.PROB11/412/58.
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