Committee of Safety (English Parliament)

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The Committee of Safety (English Parliament) was a parliamentary body established during the early stages of the English Civil War to oversee military and governmental affairs on behalf of Parliament.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf governing body
parliamentary committee
appliesToJurisdiction England
conflict English Civil War
country Kingdom of England
follows Personal rule of Charles I
hasMember Denzil Holles
John Glynne
John Hampden
John Pym
Nathaniel Fiennes
Oliver St John
Sir Arthur Hesilrige
linked to: Arthur Hesilrige

Sir Gilbert Gerard
Sir Henry Vane the Younger
Sir Hugh Cholmondeley
Sir John Clotworthy
Sir John Corbet
Sir John Evelyn of Wiltshire
Sir John Hotham
Sir John Hotham the younger
linked to: Sir John Hotham

Sir John Merrick
Sir John Palgrave
Sir John Potts
Sir John Wray
Sir John Wray the younger
linked to: Sir John Wray

Sir Philip Stapleton
Sir Thomas Barrington
Sir Thomas Cheke
Sir Thomas Hoo
Sir Thomas Pelham
Sir Thomas Soame
Sir William Alford
Sir William Armyne
Sir William Brereton
Sir William Constable
Sir William Fairfax
Sir William Lister
Sir William Savile
Sir William Strickland
Sir William Waller
William Pierrepont
hasRole executive authority on behalf of Parliament
oversight of governmental affairs
oversight of military affairs
legislativeBody Parliament of England
opposedBy Royalist forces
parentOrganization Parliament of England
partOf Long Parliament
supportedBy Parliamentarian faction

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Committee of Both Kingdoms precededBy Committee of Safety (English Parliament)
Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland followedBy Committee of Safety (1659)
linked to: Committee of Safety (English Parliament)