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Robert Poley

b. 1600

(c.1600-1627) of Boxted, Suff

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About Robert Poley

Born 1600. Robert Poley was a politician.

Robert Poley or Pooley (c. 1600 – 1627), of Boxted, Suffolk, was an English Member of Parliament.

He was the eldest son of Sir William Poley of Boxted, Suffolk and Anne, one of the daughters of Sir Robert Jermyn of Rushbrooke. He entered Clare College, Cambridge in 1617 with his cousin Robert Jermyn. The following year the two cousin obtained a licence to travel abroad for three years. If he made any contribution to either parliament, it is not recorded.

He was one of the many casualties of the Duke of Buckingham's attempt to raise the Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré in 1627. He died unmarried and on his father's death the estate passed to his younger brother William.

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Important facts

Born
1600
Birth century
Occupation
Positions held
Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1624-25 Parliament, Member of the 1626 Parliament
Also known as
Robert Pooley

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Who was Robert Poley?

(c.1600-1627) of Boxted, Suff

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Robert Poley was born in 1600.

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Robert Poley was a politician.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Robert Poley

· Wikidata: Q51339592

· DBpedia: Robert Poley (English MP)

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