Sir William Oglander, 6th Baronet (13 September 1769 – 17 January 1852) of Nunwell, Brading, Isle of Wight, was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1807 to 1812.

Life

William Oglander was born at Parnham, near

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, Dorset, the son of Sir William Oglander, 5th Baronet and his wife Sukey Serle, daughter of Peter Serle of Testwood. He was educated at

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and matriculated at

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, on 3 March 1787 aged 17 and was awarded a BA in 1790. He succeeded to the

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on the death of his father on 5 January 1806.George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage 1665 to 1707''
/ref> In 1807 he was elected member of parliament for

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and sat until 1812. He was

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from 1817 to 1818. He married Maria Anne Fitzroy, daughter of

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on 24 May 1810 and around 1820 he commissioned a portrait of her by Sir

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, probably intended to hang in the newly renovated home at Parnham.Philip Mould
/ref> Oglander died at the age of 82 at Parnham.History of Parliament Online – Oglander, Sir William
/ref> He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oglander, William 1769 births 1852 deaths People from Bridport High sheriffs of Dorset UK MPs 1807–1812 People educated at Winchester College Alumni of New College, Oxford Baronets in the Baronetage of England Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies