Sir Robert Needham was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

House of Commons of England

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  from 1645 to 1648.

Needham was the son of Thomas Needham of Pool Park and his wife Eleanor Bagenal, daughter of Sir Henry Bagenal and widow of Sir Robert Salisbury. He was knighted on 4 June 1630.

In September 1645, Needham was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Haverfordwest

Haverfordwest (UK Parliament constituency)

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. He was secluded in 1648.

Needham was married twice.