Major-General Robert Overton c. 1609 to 1678, was a member of the landed gentry from Yorkshire, who fought for Parliament during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, and reached the rank of Major General in 1652. A committed republican and religious Independent, he opposed the establishment of The Protectorate, and was held in the Tower of London from 1655 to 1659.
- Occupation
- military leader, military officer
- Position held
- divisional general
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Born
- 1609
- Died
- 1678
