Background
Oglander was the son of Sir John Oglander and his wife Francis More daughter of Sir George More of Loseley Park, Surrey.
Oglander was the son of Sir John Oglander and his wife Francis More daughter of Sir George More of Loseley Park, Surrey.
He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War. His father was deputy governor of Portsmouth and then of the Isle of Wight. However, he offended the corporation and never sat.
The Oglander family were loyal to King Charles and suffered during the English Civil War.
After the Restoration In 1660 Oglander was elected Member of Parliament for Newport (Isle of Wight) and held the seat until his death in 1670. 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.
Short Parliament; Cavalier Parliament]
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.