Sir Robert Ogle (c.1370–1436) of Ogle, Northumberland was an English landowner, Member of Parliament and administrator. He was born the eldest son of Sir Robert Ogle and his wife Joan, daughter and coheiress of Sir Alan Heton of Ingram. His career began with his appointment for life in 1403 by Walter Skirlaw, Bishop of Durham to several offices (Constable of Norham castle, steward, sheriff, escheator and chief justice) in the bishop's liberty of

Norhamshire Norhamshire was an exclave of County Durham in England. It was first mentioned in 995, when it formed part of the lands of the priory at Lindisfarne. When the lands north of the River Tees were partitioned into Northumberland and County Durham it ...

and

Islandshire Islandshire was a 'liberty' north of Northumberland, England, comprising Lindisfarne or Holy Island, plus five parishes on the mainland. Its main settlements were Tweedmouth and Scremerston. It is historically associated with the Bishop of Dur ...

. Knighted in 1410, he was sent by the king on a number of missions to Scotland as a diplomatic envoy. He inherited a number of estates and properties from his father on the latter's death in 1409, but the one he coveted,

Bothal Castle Bothal Castle is a castle and stately home in the village of the same name near the River Wansbeck, between Morpeth and Ashington in the English county of Northumberland. The word "Bothal" is Old English for a dwelling, and may have referred t ...

, had already gone to his younger brother. Robert, however, managed to obtain possession of it by a combination of force and cunning. He was elected to Parliament as

knight of the shire Knight of the shire () was the formal title for a member of parliament (MP) representing a county constituency in the British House of Commons, from its origins in the medieval Parliament of England until the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 ...

to represent

Northumberland Northumberland ( ) is a ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North East England, on the Anglo-Scottish border, border with Scotland. It is bordered by the North Sea to the east, Tyne and Wear and County Durham to the south, Cumb ...

in March 1416, 1419, 1420, December 1421, 1425 and 1435 and was pricked

High Sheriff of Northumberland This is a list of the high sheriffs of the English county of Northumberland. The high sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries ...

for 1417–18. He was appointed Constable of Wark Castle, Northumberland by 1419, of

Berwick-upon-Tweed Berwick-upon-Tweed (), sometimes known as Berwick-on-Tweed or simply Berwick, is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, south of the Anglo-Scottish border, and the northernmost town in England. The 2011 United Kingdom census recor ...

by 1423 to 1426, and

Roxburgh Roxburgh () is a civil parish and formerly a royal burgh, in the historic county of Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was an important trading burgh in High Medieval to early modern Scotland. In the Middle Ages it had at lea ...

by 1425 to his death in 1436. He married 21 May 1399 Maud, the daughter of Sir Thomas Gray, with whom he had 3 sons and 4 daughters. He was succeeded by his eldest son

Robert The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, prais ...

, who was created a baron.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ogle, Robert, Sir 1436 deaths English MPs 1419 English MPs 1420 English MPs 1425 English MPs 1435 Diplomats of the Kingdom of England Medieval English knights High sheriffs of Northumberland Knights Bachelor Year of birth uncertain