Sir William Oglander, 1st Baronet

Sir William Oglander, 1st Baronet (ca. 1611  1670) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1660 to 1670. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War.

Arms of Oglander: Azure, a stork between three cross-croslets fitchée or

Oglander was the son of Sir John Oglander and his wife Frances More daughter of Sir George More of Loseley Park, Surrey. His father was deputy governor of Portsmouth and then of the Isle of Wight.[1]

In April 1640, Oglander was chosen Member of Parliament for Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) in the Short Parliament, a seat previously held by his father prior to the personal rule of Charles I. However, he offended the corporation and never sat.[2] The Oglander family were loyal to King Charles and suffered during the English Civil War.[1]

After the Restoration In 1660 Oglander was elected MP for Newport (Isle of Wight) and held the seat until his death in 1670.[2] 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.

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Parliament of England
Preceded by
Parliament suspended since 1629
Member of Parliament for Yarmouth (Isle of Wight)
1640
With: John Bulkeley
Succeeded by
Viscount L'Isle
Sir John Leigh
Preceded by
William Stevens
Sir Henry Worsley, 2nd Baronet
Member of Parliament for Newport (Isle of Wight)
1660–1670
With: Sir Robert Dillington, 2nd Baronet
William Glascock
Succeeded by
William Glascock
Sir Robert Dillington, 2nd Baronet
Baronetage of England
New creation Baronet
of Nunwell in the county of Southampton
1665–1874
Succeeded by
Sir John Oglander, 2nd Baronet
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