Lord President of The Council of State
The role of the President of the Council of State (usually addressed as "Lord President") was intended to simply preside over the Council of State.
John Bradshaw, the first president, served in the office longer than any other person to do so (serving for two years and ten months total). The reason no other individual served in the position longer than Bradshaw was due to a resolution passed by the Parliament on 26 November 1651 stating that "That no Person of any Committee of Parliament, or of the Council of State, shall be in the Chair of that Committee, or Council, for any longer Time, at once, than one Month" (Commons Journal, 7:43-44). Even during the Protectorate of Oliver and Richard Cromwell, the position of Lord President of the Council of State, known during this period as the Protector's Privy Council, remained in existence until the re-establishment of the monarchy in 1660.
The following is a list of those who served as the Lord President of the Council of State.
| Start | End | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 February 1649 | 12 March 1649 | vacancy | Pro tempore Oliver Cromwell |
| 12 March 1649 | 29 December 1651 | John Bradshaw | |
| 29 December 1651 | 26 January 1652 | Bulstrode Whitelocke | |
| 26 January 1652 | 23 February 1652 | Sir Arthur Haselrig | |
| 23 February 1652 | 22 March 1652 | Philip Sidney, Lord Lisle | |
| 22 March 1652 | 19 April 1652 | John Lisle | |
| 19 April 1652 | 17 May 1652 | Henry Rolle | |
| 17 May 1652 | 14 June 1652 | Sir Henry Vane the younger | |
| 14 June 1652 | 12 July 1652 | Philip Herbert, Earl of Pembroke | |
| 12 July 1652 | 9 August 1652 | Denis Bond | |
| 9 August 1652 | 7 September 1652 | William Purefoy | |
| 7 September 1652 | 5 October 1652 | Sir James Harrington | |
| 5 October 1652 | 25 October 1652 | Sir William Constable | |
| 25 October 1652 | 22 November 1652 | Sir William Masham | |
| 22 November 1652 | 1 December 1652 | Sir William Constable | |
| 1 December 1652 | 29 December 1652 | unknown | |
| 29 December 1652 | 26 January 1653 | Henry Rolle | |
| 26 January 1653 | 23 February 1653 | John Bradshaw | |
| 23 February 1653 | 23 March 1653 | Thomas Chaloner | |
| 23 March 1653 | 20 April 1653 | Denis Bond | |
| 1 May 1653 | 6 May 1653 | John Lambert | |
| 6 May 1653 | 13 May 1653 | Sir Gilbert Pickering | |
| 13 May 1653 | 27 May 1653 | unknown | |
| 27 May 1653 | 10 June 1653 | John Desborough | |
| 10 June 1653 | 24 June 1653 | unknown | |
| 24 June 1653 | 5 July 1653 | Philip Jones of Fonmon | Welsh |
| 8 July 1653 | 21 July 1653 | Sir Gilbert Pickering | |
| 21 July 1653 | 4 August 1653 | Edward Montagu | |
| 4 August 1653 | 17 August 1653 | unknown | |
| 17 August 1653 | 31 August 1653 | Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper | |
| 31 August 1653 | 14 September 1653 | Robert Tichborne | |
| 14 September 1653 | 28 September 1653 | unknown | |
| 28 September 1653 | 14 October 1653 | Charles Howard | |
| 4 October 1653 | 3 November 1653 | Samuel Moyer | acting |
| 14 October 1653 | 3 November 1653 | Samuel Moyer | |
| 3 November 1653 | 6 December 1653 | Edward Montagu | |
| 6 December 1653 | 12 December 1653 | Walter Strickland | |
| December 1653 | 6 May 1659 | Henry Lawrence | During the Protectorate |
| 7 May 1659 | 18 May 1659 | Replaced by a Committee of Safety | |
| 19 May 1659 | 25 October 1659 | Josiah Berners (or Barnes) | Members of the Council known to serve as president during most of 1659 the first year of the second period of the Commonwealth, which started in May when the Protectorate of Richard Cromwell came to an end. |
| Sir James Harrington, | |||
| Sir Arthur Hesilrige | |||
| Archibald Johnston, Lord Warriston (Scot) | |||
| Richard Salwey | |||
| Thomas Scot | |||
| Sir Henry Vane the younger | |||
| Bulstrode Whitelocke | |||
| 26 October | Late December | Replaced by another Committee of Safety | |
| 30 December 1659 | 23 February 1660 | unknown | |
| 23 February 1660 | 28 May 1660 | Arthur Annesley | Anglo-Irish |
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