Francis Rous Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Francis Rous, based on 6 World History Database records associated with England.

6 records1640–16535 events1 places

Chronological biography

1640

Advocacy of Church Reform11 December 1640

Religion / Church of England · Member · Member of Parliament · London

Rous supports comprehensive reform of church government after the petition arrives.

Root and Branch Petition11 December 1640

Religion / Church of England · Member · Member of Parliament · London

Rous supports the petition demanding abolition of episcopal church government.

1641

Root and Branch Petition Follow-Up27 May 1641

Religion / Church of England · Member of Parliament for Truro · London

Rous supports parliamentary legislation following the petition against episcopal government.

Puritan Preaching CampaignNovember 1641

Religion / Church of England · Member of Parliament for Truro · London

Rous promotes further reformation of worship and church discipline.

1653

Interregnum4 July 1653

House / House of Stewart · Member · Speaker of Nominated Assembly · London

Rous presided over the Nominated Assembly during its brief experiment in government.

Interregnum12 December 1653

House / House of Stewart · Member · Speaker of Nominated Assembly · London

Rous joined members who surrendered the assembly's authority to Cromwell.

Titles and roles

Member of Parliament for Truro · Member · Member of Parliament · Member · Speaker of Nominated Assembly

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.