William Wogan

Sir William Wogan KS (c. 1638 – 1 December 1708) was a Welsh judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1679 and 1701.

History William Wogan was born circa 1638, the second son of Thomas Wogan; a member of the Llanstinan branch of the Wogan family, and Elizabeth, daughter of John Owen of Berllan, Pembrokeshire. Wogan achieved distinction in law and was admitted to Gray's Inn on 23 May 1653 and was called to the Bar on 1 June 1660. In February 1679 he succeeded in becoming the Member of Parliament for Haverfordwest, holding the seat until July of that year. He returned to Parliament in March 1681, this time as the member for Pembrokeshire, a position he held until 1685. He then successfully contested Haverfordwest, holding the seat in 1685–1687 and again in 1689–1701.

On 31 October 1689 Wogan was knighted at Whitehall, having been made a Serjeant-at-Law and then King's Serjeant, earlier that year.