William Pole-Carew

William Henry Pole-Carew (30 July 1811 – 20 January 1888) was a Cornish politician.

Biography Pole-Carew was born in Eaton Place, Marylebone, in 1811, the son of Reginald Pole-Carew and Hon. Caroline Anne Lyttelton, daughter of William Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton. His father was a paternal descendant of the Pole baronets of Shute House. He was educated at Charterhouse School from 1824 to 1828, and then at Oriel College, Oxford, gaining a BA in 1833 and an MA in 1864.

He served as Conservative Member of Parliament for East Cornwall from 1845 until 1852,

He died on 20 January 1888 at the Villa Poralto, Cannes, and is buried in the parish church at Antony, Cornwall.

Family Pole-Carew was married on 28 August 1838 to Frances Anne Buller, daughter of John Buller. She died at Antony House on 10 October 1902. They had issue of three daughters and four sons, the eldest son being Lieutenant-General Sir Reginald Pole-Carew. His grandson succeeded a distant relative as baronet, of Shute House.