Governor of Worcester explained

Governors of the city of Worcester, England, include:

Civil War

List of governors of Worcester during the English Civil War!Name!!Details

Sir John Byron	Commander of a Royalist military garrison for part of September 1642.
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex	Commander-in-chief of the Parliamentary army, occupied the city on 24 September 1642 and remained there for about a month before marching off to the Battle of Edgehill (23 October 1642).
Colonel Thomas Essex	October–November 1642. — Parliamentarian governor appointed by Parliament.
Sir William Russell	1642–1643. — Royalist governor
Colonel Gilbert Gerard	December 1643 – beginning of 1646. — Royalist governor
Colonel Samuel Sandys	Beginning of 1646. — Royalist governor (having been acting governor during the Siege of Worcester (1643))
Lord Astley	Royalist governor who had succeeded colonel Samuel Sandys, was taken prisoner and confined at Warwick.
Sir Henry Washington	Royalist governor during the Siege of Worcester (1646) at the end of the First Civil War
Major-General Massey	Parliamentarian governor

Further reading

• Book: Green, Valentine . 1829 . A concise history and description of the city and cathedral of Worcester . 2 . London . Printed for the author by Bulmer and Company . 28. — Mentions William son of the Earl of Pembroke as governor at the time of Henry III
• Web site: Vermeulen . Ann . 3 March 2012 . Henry Washington, Sir (c.1615 - c.1664). —Lists and quotes a collection of sources that can be used to build up a short biography of Sir Henry Washington.