Sir Robert Goodwin (c. 1601 – buried 29 March 1681) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1626 and 1659.
He was re-elected MP for East Grinstead in 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.
[3] In April 1640, Goodwin was re-elected MP for East Grinstead in the Short Parliament.
[3] In October 1642 he was sent by the House of Commons with Robert Reynolds to Dublin as commissioner representing the parliament.
They were allowed to be present at meetings of the Irish privy council with the connivance of the lords justices, and they tried to make a party for parliament among officers and officials.