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Algernon Sidney, English philosopher and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (born 1623)
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Algernon Sidney
English politician (1623–1683)
Algernon Sidney or Sydney was an English politician, republican political theorist and colonel. A member of the middle part of the Long Parliament and commissioner of the trial of King Charles I of England, he opposed the king's execution. Sidney was later charged with plotting…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
Ceremonial post in the United Kingdom
Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports is the name of a ceremonial post in the United Kingdom. The post dates from at least the 12th century, when the title was Keeper of the Coast, but it may be older. The Lord Warden was originally in charge of the Cinque Ports, a group of five port…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)