  edward whalley (c. 1607 â c. 1675) was an english military leader during the english civil war, and was one of the regicides who signed the death warrant of king charles i of england. ==early career== the exact dates of his birth and death are unknown. he was the second son of richard whalley, who had been high sheriff of nottinghamshire in 1595, by his second wife frances cromwell, an aunt of oliver cromwell. his great-grandfather was richard whalley (1499â1583), a prominent adherent of edward seymour, 1st duke of somerset, and a member of parliament. edward whalley is said to have started out as a woollen-draper. during the 1620s and 1630s, he was a farmer in chadwell st mary, essex but this farming venture turned out not to be a success. in 1639, whalley was forced to flee to scotland to escape from his creditors leaving his wife behind him.john matthews, farming in chadwell in the 17th century ( panorama - the journal of the thurrock local history society, number 46, page 57) on the outbreak of the english civil war, he took up arms for parliament and james temple obtained a position for him as a cornet in the cavalry troop commanded by templeâs cousin john fiennes (the son of his uncle, viscount saye and sele).edward peacock, the army lists of the roundheads and cavaliers (john camden hotten, 1863) he fought at the battle of edgehill and later became major of cromwell's regiment of horse. he distinguished himself in the field and his conduct at gainsborough in 1643 was especially praised by cromwell. he fought at the battle of marston moor, commanded one of cromwell's two regiments of cavalry at the battle of naseby and at the capture of bristol, was then sent into oxfordshire, took banbury, and was besieging worcester when he was superseded, according to richard baxter, the chaplain of his regiment, because of his religious orthodoxy. ==regimental officer== he supported his regiment in their grievances against parliament in 1647. when the king was seized by the army, he was entrusted to the keeping of whalley and his regiment at hampton court palace. whalley refused to remove charles's chaplains, and treate
1607_births 1675_deaths Connecticut_colonial_people English_generals Hadley,_Massachusetts People_from_Chadwell_St_Mary Regicides_of_Charles_I Roundheads