Cromwell, Richard (1626‒1712)

Cromwell, Richard, son of the Protector; appointed to succeed him; was unequal to the task, and compelled to abdicate, April 26, 1659; retired into private life; went after the Restoration for a time abroad; returned under a feigned name, and lived and died at Cheshunt (1626‒1712).

Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)