Background
Robert Oxenbridge was the son of Sir Goddard Oxenbridge of Brede, Sussex, who was three times High Sheriff of Surrey and Sussex.
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Career
He was an Esquire of the Body by 1541. He was a Justice of the Peace for Sussex by 1541 until 1558, Constable of Pevensey Castle, Sussex from 1550 until his death and High Sheriff of Surrey and Sussex for 1551-1552. He was knighted by 1553.
He was also appointed a Lieutenant of the Tower of London in 1556 and Constable of the Tower in 1557-1558.
He was elected Member of Parliament for East Grinstead in March 1553 and elected Knight of the Shire (Member of Parliament) for Sussex in April 1554, 1555 and 1558. He moved to Hampshire in 1558 where he bought Hurstbourne Priors, near Whitchurch and was appointed High Sheriff of Hampshire for 1567-1568.
