William Lenthall (1591–1662) was an English politician of the Civil War period. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons for a period of almost twenty years, both before and after the execution of King Charles I.
William Lenthall
Lenthall kneels to Charles during the attempted arrest of the Five Members
Portrait of William Lenthall by Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen
Lenthall in about 1652
Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)
The Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the lower house and primary chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The current speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, was elected Speaker on 4 November 2019, following the retirement of John Bercow. Hoyle began his first full parliamentary term in the role on 17 December 2019, having been unanimously re-elected after the 2019 general election.
Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)
William Court Gully
Henry Addington in state robes. Portrait by John Singleton Copley.
Image: Official portrait of Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP crop 2