About Henry Poole
Henry Poole was a politician.
Henry Poole (by 15261580) was an English politician.
He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Wootton Bassett during October 1553.
He was a younger son of Leonard Poole of Sapperton, Gloucestershire and his wife Catherine, daughter of Sir Gyles Brydges of Coberley, Gloucestershire. He owed his seat in the 1553 parliament to his uncle John Brydges, 1st Baron Chandos, the patron of Wotton Bassett.
He married Margaret Nevill, daughter of George Nevill, 5th Baron Bergavenny with whom he had six sons. He also held land at Keymer, Sussex. In his will he left property in Somerset and Blackfriars, London in addition to his Sussex estate.
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British politician
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Henry Poole died in 1580.
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Henry Poole was a politician.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Henry Poole (died 1580)
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