'''Thomas Horton''' was born in 1603 in Gumley, Leicestershire,_England to William and Isabell Horton and died October, 1649 in Ireland . He was an English soldier in the parliamentary army during the English_Civil_War. Though of humble background, Horton was taken under the wing of the powerful Sir Arthur Haselrig, and had become a colonel by 1643. His troops played a decisive part in several important engagements, most notably the Battle_of_Naseby in 1645 and Battle of St. Fagan's in 1648. As a reward for the valiant service he rendered ot the cause, Horton was granted the confiscated lands of a deposed royalist. Horton was a commissioner of the high court of justice in 1649, and thus was among those who signed the warrant for the execution of King Charles_I_of_England. Later that year, he died of natural causes while serving with Cromwell in Ireland. His heirs were deprived of their estate at the Restoration. At some point he was Governor_of_the_Isle_of_Man {{Governor of the Isle of Man}} Horton, Thomas Horton, Thomas Horton, Thomas