Author: Edward Massey
Alternate names: Massey, Edward Sir; Sir Edward Massey; Edward Massie; Massey, Edward, Sir, 1619?-1674?; Massey, Colonel (Edward), 1619?-1674?; Massey, General (Edward), 1619?-1674?; Massey, Major General (Edward), 1619?-1674?; Massie, Col. (Edward), 1619?-1674?; Massie, Edward, Sir, 1619?-1674?; Massy, Colonel (Edward), 1619?-1674?; Edward Massey English soldier and politician (1619-1674
Title: Sir
Born: 1619?
Died: 1674?
Bio: Sir Edward Massey was an English soldier and politician from Cheshire, who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1646 and 1674. He fought for Parliament in the First English Civil War, when he became famous for his defence of Gloucester. Although he remained loyal during the 1648 Second English Civil War, Massey switched sides following the Execution of Charles I in January 1649, and served under his son Charles II during the Anglo-Scottish war (1650–1652). Badly wounded at Worcester in September 1651, he was captured but managed to escape, and rejoin the exiled Stuart court in the Dutch Republic.