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England: Presidents of the Council of State: 1659-1660
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);
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
  1. Also in Massachusetts.
  2. 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.
  3. 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
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