
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The family home of Charles Worsley MP (1623-1656) first Member for Manchester (1654), Puritan soldier and Cromwell's Major General. Recorded plaque organisation: Manchester City Council.
Charles Worsley was a Puritan soldier and politician who served as the first Member of Parliament for Manchester (1654) during the English Commonwealth period, notable for his role as one of Cromwell’s Major Generals tasked with maintaining order in England.
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