George Twisleton (1618 – 12 May 1667) was an English politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1654 and 1659. He served as a colonel in the

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army in the

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Biography

Twisleton was the son of John Twisleton of Aula Barrow, Yorkshire. He was a lieutenant colonel in the parliamentary army and distinguished himself at the siege of

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. He was one of General Mytton's commissioners for receiving the surrender of the castle on 14 October 1646. He was made governor of Denbigh and ruled with a firm hand until the Restoration in 1660. He was appointed commissioner to manage the affairs of Denbighshire in May 1648 and was sworn a burgess of Denbigh in September 1648. He was elected to the common council, and became alderman in 1648. He was one of the High Court of Justice for the trial of King Charles on 1 January 1649 and a commissioner for sequestration in North Wales on 18 February 1650. He was given a commission by the Council of State on 18 August 1651 to raise a troop of horses in North Wales and was ordered to march his regiment to Barnet to join Cromwell on 20 August 1651. W R Williams ''The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales''
/ref> In 1654 Twisleton was elected

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for

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in the

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. He was re-elected in 1656 for the

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and in 1659 for the

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. He served on several parliamentary committees. After the Restoration he was disfranchised from the council of Denbigh and retired to Clynnog, where he spent the rest of his life in seclusion. Twisleton died at the age of 48 and was buried in Clynnog Church.

Family

Twisleton married Mary Glyn daughter of

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of Lleuar, Carnarvonshire.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Twisleton, George 1618 births 1667 deaths Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales Roundheads Politicians from Denbighshire People from Gwynedd English MPs 1654–1655 English MPs 1656–1658 English MPs 1659