Sir John Wogan (1588–1644) was a

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politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1614 and 1644. Wogan was the son of Sir William Wogan of

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, and his wife Sybil Owen, the daughter of Sir Hugh Owen of Orielton, and grandson of John Wogan. He matriculated at

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on 20 November 1607 aged 19.The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales
/ref> In 1614 he was elected

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for Pembrokeshire, and was re-elected in 1620. In 1624 he was defeated and petitioned unsuccessfully. He was elected MP for Pembrokeshire again in 1625, 1626 and 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. He was appointed

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for 1635–36. In April 1640 Wogan was elected MP for Pembrokeshire in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Pembrokeshire for the

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in November 1640 and sat until his death in 1644. Wogan's son, Thomas Wogan, was one of the

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