Sir Robert Strickland of Sizergh (1 January 1600 – April 1671) English Member of Parliament for Westmorland. Supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.[1]
In the 21st year of king James I (1623), he represented the county of Westmorland in the Happy Parliament. [2][3]
In the civil wars, in the reign of King Charles I, he embarked early in the royal cause. In the year 1638, he received a colonel's commission from the Viscount Wentworth, Lord Lieutenant of the county of York, to command 900 militia in the North Riding for the king's service. And in 1640, he received the king's commission from Algernon, Earl of Northumberland to regiment, accoutre, and march the same to Newcastle-upon-Tyne. After this he received a third commission to command a troop of horse. Which horse and foot he is said to have supported in a great measure at his own expense. At the battle of Edgehill, he himself commanded the horse, and his son Sir Thomas Strickland commanded the regiment of foot.[2][3]
Sir Robert lived until after king Charles II restoration: for in the next year after the said restoration, he was constituted by Thomas viscount Fauconberg one of the deputy lieutenants of the North Riding of Yorkshire. He died in 1670 was and was succeed by his elder son Sir Thomas Strickland.[2][3]
Sir Robert's wife was Margaret eldest of the three daughters and coheirs of Sir William Alford of Bylton in Cleveland in the county of York knight; by whom he had issue, besides his eldest son Sir Thomas Strickland, another son Walter Strickland esquire.[2][3]
In the year 1646, there is an indenture between Sir Robert Strickland knight and Margaret his wife, Sir Thomas Strickland knight their son and heir apparent, Thomas Strickland second brother of Sir Robert, and Walter Strickland third brother of Sir Robert, of the one part; and Sir John Mallory and Richard Aldbrough esquire, of the other part; containing covenants of an intended settlement upon the marriage of Sir Thomas, with Jane widow of Sir Christopher Dawney baronet.[2][3]