Sir Henry Vane the younger Kt.

Sir Henry Vane the younger (1613-62) was a puritan who emigrated to Boston Massachussetts between 1635-37. He became Governor of Massachussetts in 1636 but returned to England in 1637. He became joint-treasurer of the navy in 1636 and treasurer in 1639-41 and 1642-50; MP 1640 -53; Kt. 1640, a leading figure in Parliament during the Commonwealth. He produced the pamphlet A Healing Qusetion 1656, critical of the government, led to imprisonmentAt the restoration he was tried for treason and executed.