Humphrey Edwards

Humphrey Edwards (1582–1658) was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England.[1] He joined the parliamentarian side in the English Civil War, finding loyalty to Charles I pecuniarily unprofitable; he was M.P. for Shropshire; signed Charles I's death-warrant, 1649; thrust himself into the chief ushership of the exchequer, 1650; and was commissioner of South Wales, 1651.[2]

  1. ^ David Plant, Humphrey Edwards, Regicide, 1582-1658, the British Civil Wars and Commonwealth website
  2. ^ Lee, Sidney (1903), Dictionary of National Biography Index and Epitome p. 389.