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How did John Lockeās father support the parliamentary side in the English Civil Wars?
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John Locke
The philosopher John Locke, oil on canvas by Herman Verelst, 1689; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
John Lockeās father, who was a lawyer, supported the parliamentary side during the English Civil Wars by serving as a captain in the parliamentarian cavalry, where he saw some limited military action.1