Sir William Oglander, 1st Baronet
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Sir William Oglander, 1st Baronet (ca. 16111670) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England
in 1640 and from 1660 to 1670. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War
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Oglander was the son of Sir John Oglander and his wife Francis Moore daughter of Sir George Moore of Loseley. His father was deputy governor of Portsmouth and then of the Isle of Wight
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In April 1640, Oglander was elected Member of Parliament
for Yarmouth (Isle of Wight)
in the Short Parliament
. The Oglander family were loyal to King Charles and suffered during the English Civil War
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After the Restoration In 1660 Oglander was elected MP for Newport (Isle of Wight)
and held the seat until his death in 1670. He was made deputy-governor of the Isle of Wight in 1664 and was created baronet
of Nunwell in the County of Southampton in the Baronetage of England on 12 December 1665
Oglander married Dorothy Clerke, daughter of Sir Francis Clerke. His son John inherited the baronetcy.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
in 1640 and from 1660 to 1670. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
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Oglander was the son of Sir John Oglander and his wife Francis Moore daughter of Sir George Moore of Loseley. His father was deputy governor of Portsmouth and then of the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
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In April 1640, Oglander was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Yarmouth (Isle of Wight)
Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency)
Yarmouth was a borough constituency of the House of Commons of England then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
in the Short Parliament
Short Parliament
The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks....
. The Oglander family were loyal to King Charles and suffered during the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
.
After the Restoration In 1660 Oglander was elected MP for Newport (Isle of Wight)
Newport (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency)
Newport was a parliamentary borough located in Newport , which was abolished in for the 1885 general election. It was occasionally referred to by the alternative name of Medina....
and held the seat until his death in 1670. He was made deputy-governor of the Isle of Wight in 1664 and was created baronet
Oglander Baronets
The Oglander Baronetcy, of Nunwell in the County of Southampton, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 12 December 1665 for William Oglander, Member of Parliament for Yarmouth and Newport. The sixth Baronet was Member of Parliament for Bodmin...
of Nunwell in the County of Southampton in the Baronetage of England on 12 December 1665
Oglander married Dorothy Clerke, daughter of Sir Francis Clerke. His son John inherited the baronetcy.