PYM, JOHN

born 1583/84, Brymore, Somerset, Eng. died Dec. 8, 1643, London prominent member of the English Parliament (162143) and architect of Parliament's victory over King Charles I in the first phase (164246) of the English Civil Wars. Pym also was largely responsible for the system of taxation that survived in England until the 19th century and for the enduring close relations between the English government and the City of London. Additional reading C.E. Wade, John Pym (1912, reprinted 1971); S. Reed Brett, John Pym, 15831643: The Statesman of the Puritan Revolution (1940); J.H. Hexter, The Reign of King Pym (1941, reissued 1975).