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| | JOHN Dixwell |
 | | DIXWELL, JOHN, regicide, born probably in Folkstone, Kent, England, in 1607: died in New Haven, Connecticut, 18 March 1689. |
 | | It appears that he was a man of estate, and was descended from a family long prominent in Kent and Warwickshire. |
 | | In the revolution of 1640 he espoused the popular cause, was a colonel in the parliamentary army, a member of four parliaments, thrice in the council, and also one of the court that tried and condemned Charles I. After the Restoration he and his associates were condemned to death, but Dixwell escaped to America. |
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