Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton (1613 – 1695) was an English peer. A Parliamentarian during the English Civil War, he served in various offices including soldier, politician and diplomat. He was appointed as the Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire by Parliament in July 1642. [1] He was a Puritan and a favourite of Oliver Cromwell, which is why, from 1660 onwards he often ran into difficulty with the Crown. In 1676 he was imprisoned in the Tower of London and later (in 1685) fled the country when King James II came to the throne. He spent time while abroad in the Court of the Prince of Orange and subsequently his family line was back in Royal favour when the latter came to the throne of England in 1688. He had two daughters by his first lady Elizabeth. Their names were Philadelphia and Elizabeth. Anthony Van Dyck completed a painting of the two in 1640 called "Philadelphia and Elizabeth Whartons".
References
- ^ 'House of Lords Journal Volume 5: 2 July 1642', Journal of the House of Lords: volume 5: 1642-1643 (1802), pp. 175-76. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=34839&strquery="Lord%20Wharton". Date accessed: 13 April 2007.
| Honorary titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Lord Paget |
Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (Parliamentarian) 1642 |
Succeeded by Vacant |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by Philip Wharton |
Baron Wharton 1625–1695 |
Succeeded by Thomas Wharton |
