John Pickering | |
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| Commissary-General, Army of the Eastern Association | |
| In office August 1643 – February 1644 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire, England |
| Died | 24 November 1645 Ottery St Mary, England |
| Cause of death | Typhus |
| Resting place | Lyme Regis castle |
| Alma mater | St Catharine's College, Cambridge Gray's Inn |
| Occupation | Lawyer, soldier, and religious radical |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Parliamentarian |
| Years of service | 1642 to 1645 |
| Rank | Colonel |
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Colonel John Pickering (baptised 3 December 1615 – 24 November 1645) was a member of the landed gentry from Northamptonshire who served with the Parliamentarian army in the First English Civil War. Like his elder brother Sir Gilbert Pickering, a close ally of Oliver Cromwell, he was a religious Independent, known for his devout faith and radical views. Appointed colonel of an infantry regiment in the New Model Army, he died of fever at Ottery St Mary on 24 November 1645.