[krom-wuh
l, -wel; for 1–3 also kruhm-] 
| 1. | Oliver, 1599–1658, English general, Puritan statesman, and Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1653–58. |
| 2. | his son, Richard, 1626–1712, English soldier, politician, Lord Protector of England 1658–59. |
| 3. | Thomas, Earl of Essex, 1485?–1540, English statesman. |
| 4. | a town in central Connecticut. 10,265. |