Ireland In office 16 December 1 – 3 September 1658 ( &0000000000000004000000 4 years, &0000000000000261000000 261 days) Preceded by Council of State Succeeded by Richard Cromwell Member of Parliament for Cambridge In office 1640–1642 Monarch Charles I In office 1640–1640 Member of Parliament for Huntingdon In office 1628–1629 Born 25 April 1599 ( 1599-04-25 ) Huntingdon , Cambridgeshire Died