'COLONEL THOMAS HORTON born undoubtedly at Saddington, Leicestershire, probably in 1600; died in Ireland of malaria on the military march from Ross to Waterford, between 3 July 1649 and 25 Oct. 1649; [wife unknown].'
These pages present a biography of Col. Thomas Horton, who fought in the English Civil War with Oliver Cromwell, named his horse for Sir Arthur Haselrig (a friend of Cromwell's), and signed the warrant for the execution of King Charles I in 1649.