Sir Robert Croke was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons

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  between 1640 and 1643.

Croke was the son of Sir Henry Croke, of Hampton Poyle, Oxfordshire and his wife Bridget Hawtrey, daughter of Sir WIlliam Hawtrey of Chequers

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. He matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford

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 on 31 October 1629 aged 18 and was called to the bar a Inner Temple

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 in 1635.
In April 1640, Croke was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Wendover

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 in the Short Parliament

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. He was re-elected MP for Wendover for the Long Parliament

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 in November 1640 and sat until he was disabled from sitting on 15 November 1643. He supported the king and was knighted on 9 August 1641. He was created D.Med. at Oxford on 1 May 1644.

Croke had residence at Chequers which came to him through his mother, and another residence at Hampton Poyle. He became Clerk of the Pipe

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 in 1659 and a bencher of Gray's Inn

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 in 1660.

Croke died at the age of 71.

Croke married Susannah Vanloor, daughter of Sir Peter Vanloor Bt. His son Robert was also MP for Wendover.