England: Presidents of the Council of State: 1653-1659 |
| Council of State constituted on 29 Apr/9 May 1653 |
| President of the Council of State |
| 30 Apr/10 May 1653 - 9/19 May 1653 |
John Lambert [1]
appointed and assumed presidency: 30 Apr/10 May 1653; end of term: 9/19 May 1653 (successor assumed presidency) |
| 9/19 May 1653 - 13/23 May 1653 |
Sir Gilbert Pickering, baronet
appointed: 6/16 May 1653; assumed presidency: 9/19 May 1653; end of term: 13/23 May 1653 (successor assumed presidency) |
| 13/23 May 1653 - 20/30 May 1653 |
Walter Strickland
assumed presidency: 13/23 May 1653; end of term: 20/30 May 1653 (successor assumed presidency) |
| 20/30 May 1653 - 27 May/6 Jun 1653 |
Thomas Harrison
assumed presidency: 20/30 May 1653; end of term: 27 May/6 Jun 1653 (successor assumed presidency) |
| 27 May/6 Jun 1653 - 10/20 Jun 1653 |
John Desborough (Disbrowe)
appointed and assumed presidency: 27 May/6 Jun 1653; end of term: 10/20 Jun 1653 (successor assumed presidency) |
| 10/20 Jun 1653 - 25 Jun/5 Jul 1653 |
Matthew Thomlinson
assumed presidency: 10/20 Jun 1653; end of term: 25 Jun/5 Jul 1653 (successor assumed presidency) |
| 25 Jun/5 Jul 1653 - 8/18 Jul 1653 |
Philip Jones
appointed: 24 Jun/4 Jul 1653; assumed presidency: 25 Jun/5 Jul 1653; end of term: 8/18 Jul 1653 (successor assumed presidency) |
| 8/18 Jul 1653 - 13/23 Jul 1653 |
Sir Gilbert Pickering, baronet appointed and assumed presidency: 8/18 Jul 1653; end of term: 13/23 Jul 1653 (last meeting of the Council) |
| Council of State appointed by Parliament on 9/19 Jul 1653 and 14/24 Jul 1653 for the term ending 3/13 Nov 1653 |
| 14/24 Jul 1653 - 22 Jul/1 Aug 1653 |
Sir Gilbert Pickering, baronet
assumed presidency: 14/24 Jul 1653; end of term: 22 Jul/1 Aug 1653 (successor assumed presidency) |
| 22 Jul/1 Aug 1653 - 4/14 Aug 1653 |
Edward Montagu
appointed: 21/31 Jul 1653; assumed presidency: 22 Jul/1 Aug 1653; end of term: 4/14 Aug 1653 (successor assumed presidency) |
| 4/14 Aug 1653 - 18/28 Aug 1653 |
Sir Charles Wolseley, baronet
assumed presidency: 4/14 Aug 1653; end of term: 18/28 Aug 1653 (successor assumed presidency) |
| 18/28 Aug 1653 - 1/11 Sep 1653 |
Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, baronet
appointed: 17/27 Aug 1653; assumed presidency: 18/28 Aug 1653; end of term: 1/11 Sep 1653 (successor assumed presidency) |
| 1/11 Sep 1653 - 15/25 Sep 1653 |
Robert Tichborne
appointed: 31 Aug/10 Sep 1653; assumed presidency: 1/11 Sep 1653; end of term: 15/25 Sep 1653 (successor assumed presidency) |
| 15/25 Sep 1653 - 29 Sep/9 Oct 1653 |
Henry Lawrence
assumed presidency: 15/25 Sep 1653; end of term: 29 Sep/9 Oct 1653 (successor assumed presidency) |
| 29 Sep/9 Oct 1653 - 14/24 Oct 1653 |
Charles Howard [2]
appointed: 28 Sep/8 Oct 1653; assumed presidency: 29 Sep/9 Oct 1653; end of term: 14/24 Oct 1653 (successor assumed presidency) |
| 14/24 Oct 1653 - 1/11 Nov 1653 |
William Sydenham [2]
appointed and assumed presidency: 14/24 Oct 1653; end of term: 1/11 Nov 1653 (last meeting of the Council) |
| Council of State appointed for the term of six months by an act of Parliament passed on 2/12 Nov 1653 |
| President of the Council |
| 3/13 Nov 1653 - 7/17 Dec 1653 |
Edward Montagu assumed presidency: 3/13 Nov 1653; end of term: 7/17 Dec 1653 (successor assumed presidency) |
| 7/17 Dec 1653 - 10/20 Dec 1653 |
Walter Strickland
appointed: 6/16 Dec 1653; assumed presidency: 7/17 Dec 1653; 10/20 Dec 1653 (last meeting of the Council) |
| Council of State appointed by the Instrument of Government and by the Lord Protectors |
| President of the Council |
| 19/29 Dec 1653 - 7/17 Mar 1659 |
Henry Lawrence
appointed and assumed presidency: 19/29 Dec 1653; appointed by the Lord Protector (16/26 Jan 1654); end of term: 7/17 Mar 1659 (coup) [3] |
