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About William Pole
William Pole (1515–1587), Esquire, was a lawyer and speculator in church lands following the Dissolution of the Monasteries who served as MP for Lyme Regis in 1545, Bridport in 1553 and for West Looe in 1559. He acquired lands in East Devon and was the founder of the influential and wealthy Pole family of Shute, Devon. He was the father of the famous Sir William Pole (1561-1635), the antiquary, historian of Devon.
Everything about William Pole →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1545-47 Parliament, Member of the October 1553 Parliament, Member of the 1559 Parliament
- Born
- 1515
- Died
- 1587