Sir William Oglander, 1st Baronet

Sir William Oglander, 1st Baronet (c. 1611 – 1670) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1660 to 1670.

[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.

[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.