Hampden, John

Hampden, John (1594-1643), Member of Parliament, b. London.

John Hampden became a national hero in 1637.

King Charles I wanted people to pay a tax called Ship Money and Hampden refused to pay.

In the Civil War (1643-47) he fought for Parliament against the King as colonel of an infantry regiment.

He was mortally wounded in a battle at Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, and there is a statue of him at Chalgrove today.