Charles Edward Pooley

Charles Edward Pooley, KC (February 8, 1845 ) was a lawyer and political figure in British Columbia, Canada. He represented Esquimalt in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1882 to 1906 as a Conservative.

He was born in Upwood, Huntingdonshire, England, the son of Thomas Pooley and Sarah Brighty, and was educated in England. He came to Victoria, then capital of the Colony of Vancouver Island, in 1862. Pooley was named deputy Registrar General of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in 1863 and later was Registrar General until 1879. In 1869, he married Elizabeth, the daughter of William Fisher. He was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1887 to 1889, when he was named president of the Executive Council.

Pooley died in Victoria at the age of 67.