Governor of Worcester
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| Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Sir John Byron | Commander of a Royalist military garrison for part of September 1642.[1] |
| 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).[2] |
| Colonel Thomas Essex | October–November 1642.[1] — Parliamentarian governor appointed by Parliament.[1] |
| Sir William Russell | 1642–1643.[3] — Royalist governor |
| Colonel Gilbert Gerard | December 1643 – beginning of 1646.[4][a] — Royalist governor |
| Colonel Samuel Sandys | Beginning of 1646.[1][b] — Royalist governor (having been acting governor during the Siege of Worcester (1643)) |
| Jacob Astley, 1st Baron Astley of Reading | Royalist governor who had succeeded colonel Samuel Sandys, was taken prisoner and confined at Warwick.[7] |
| Sir Henry Washington[7][8] | Royalist governor during the Siege of Worcester (1646) at the end of the First Civil War |
| Major-General Edward Massey[citation needed] | Parliamentarian governor |