Background
Erle was the son of Sir Walter Erle (1586–1665) of Charborough House, Dorset, and his wife Ann Dymoke, daughter of Francis Dymoke.
Erle was the son of Sir Walter Erle (1586–1665) of Charborough House, Dorset, and his wife Ann Dymoke, daughter of Francis Dymoke.
He supported the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War. He matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford on 18 February 1636, aged 14. He was elected Member of Parliament for Wareham for the Long Parliament in November 1640.
He sat until 1648 when he was excluded in Pride"s Purge.
He was chosen as a commissioner on the trial of the King in 1649, but did not sit. Erle died in 1650, a number of years before his father.
Erle married Susanna Fiennes, daughter of William Fiennes, 3rd Viscount Saye and Sele. Their children included General Thomas Erle who was one of those who helped instigate the Glorious Revolution.
Short Parliament]
In April 1640, Erle was elected Member of Parliament for Milborne Portuguese in the Short Parliament.