Career
He was one of the Regicides of King Charles I of England. He was a captain of horse and accused of cowardice in fleeing Leicester to London when the Royalist army approached Leicester in 1645. Temple signed Charles I"s death-warrant in 1649, 16th out of the 59 signatories.
At the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 he was excepted from the Acting of Oblivion.
His estate was confiscated and he was imprisoned in the Tower of London until his death.
