page_title: Benjamin Rudyerd
hierarchical_section_title: Benjamin Rudyerd
caption_attribution_description: English: Cropped version of line drawing by Wencesal Hollar
context_page_description: Sir Benjamin Rudyerd or Rudyard was an English poet and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1648. He was also a colonial investor who was one of the incorporators of the Providence Company in 1630. He was a moderate supporter of the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.
context_section_description: Sir Benjamin Rudyerd or Rudyard (1572 – 31 May 1658) was an English poet and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1648. He was also a colonial investor who was one of the incorporators of the Providence Company in 1630. He was a moderate supporter of the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War.
caption: Contemporary engraving of Benjamin Rudyerd by Wenceslas Hollar
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