William Ogle, Viscount Ogle (died 1670) was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons

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 from 1640 to 1643. He fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War

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Ogle was born in Northumberland and settled in Winchester. He was knighted in 1628. He was a colonel in the war against the Scots.

In April 1640, Ogle was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Winchester in the Short Parliament

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. He was re-elected MP for Winchester in the Long Parliament

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in November 1640. He was serving in Ireland in 1643 when King Charles recalled him and he seized Winchester for the crown He was disabled from sitting in parliament in June 1643. He held Winchester until October 1645, when he was court martialled over its surrender but was nevertheless granted the title of Viscount Ogle of Catherlough in the Irish peerage.

Ogle married Cherity Phelips, widow of Sir Thomas Phelips and daughter of William Waller.