Sir Henry Oglander

Sir Henry Oglander, 7th Baronet (1811-1874) was the son of Sir William Oglander, 6th Baronet and Maria Anne Fitzroy. He inherited the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1852.

A watercolour executed by Oglander's wife before their marriage

Oglander married Louisa Leeds in 1845.[1]

In 1854, he was appointed High Sheriff of Dorset.[2] He owned Nunwell House on the Isle of Wight, on the terrace of which stands an old gun, presented to him by the inhabitants.[3] He died in in 1874, the last of the family. He was buried in St. Mary's Church, Brading (alongside many of his ancestors) and has an arts and crafts style tomb.[4] The west doorway of the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Sandown was built in the Norman style as a memorial to him.[5] His wife, Louisa, died in 1894.[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ Charles Miller Ltd
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 21517. p. 265. 31 January 1854. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
  3. ↑ 'Parishes: Brading', A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 5 (1912), pp. 156-170. Date accessed: 17 April 2013.
  4. ↑ listing for Branding church
  5. ↑ Crossways House
  6. ↑ Victoria County History, Volume 6
    Baronetage of England
    Preceded by
    William Oglander    		 Baronet
    of Nunwell
    1852 – 1874     		Extinct