John Okey | |
|---|---|
 Colonel John Okey | |
| Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire | |
| In office January 1659 – May 1659 | |
| Member of Parliament for Boroughs of Linlithgow, South Queensferry, Perth, Culross, and Stirling | |
| In office September 1654 – January 1655 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 August 1606 (baptised) City of London, England |
| Died | 19 April 1662 (aged 55) Tower Hill, London |
| Resting place | Tower of London |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Susanna Pearson (1630–1656) (2) Mary Blackwell (1658-his death) |
| Children | John (b.1640) |
| Occupation | Religious radical, regicide, and Parliamentarian soldier |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | |
Colonel John Okey (baptised 24 August 1606, died 19 April 1662) was a religious radical from London, who served in the Parliamentarian army throughout the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. A supporter of Oliver Cromwell, he was one of those who approved the Execution of Charles I in January 1649.
Despite his friendship with Cromwell, Okey criticised his appointment as Lord Protector, and was forced to resign from the army in 1654. In 1659, he was elected as an MP in the Third Protectorate Parliament, and opposed the 1660 Stuart Restoration. Excluded from the 1660 Indemnity and Oblivion Act as a regicide, he took refuge in the Dutch Republic, but was extradited to England and executed on 19 April 1662.