Thomas Pride | |
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 Colonel Pride refusing admission to the secluded members of the Long Parliament, December 1648 | |
| High Sheriff of Surrey | |
| In office 1655–1656 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1606–1608 Ashcott, Somerset, England |
| Died | 23 October 1658 (aged 52) Worcester Park House, Surrey, England |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Tomson (1629 to his death) |
| Children | Thomas, Joseph, William, Samuel, Elizabeth |
| Residence | Worcester Park House |
| Occupation | Political and religious radical, regicide and Parliamentarian soldier |
| Military service | |
| Years of service | 1642 to 1654 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | Wars of the Three Kingdoms First Newbury; Lostwithiel; Naseby; Langport; Torrington; Oxford; Preston; Dunbar; Worcester |
Colonel Thomas Pride (died 23 October 1658) was a Parliamentarian commander during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, best known as one of the regicides of Charles I and as the instigator of Pride's Purge.