Sir John Pole, 3rd Baronet

Sir John Pole, 3rd Baronet
Member of Parliament
for Lyme Regis
In office
1685–1689[1]
Serving with Sir Winston Churchill
John Burridge
Preceded byThomas Moore
Succeeded byHenry Henley
Member of Parliament
for Bossiney
In office
1698 – January 1701[1]
Serving with John Tregagle (1673–1712)
Preceded byGeorge Booth
Succeeded byFrancis Robartes
Member of Parliament
for Devon
In office
December 1701 – 1702[1]
Preceded bySamuel Rolle
Succeeded byRobert Rolle (died 1710)
Member of Parliament
for Devon
In office
July 1702 – 1705[1]
Serving with Sir Henry Seymour
Preceded bySamuel Rolle
Succeeded byRobert Rolle (died 1710)
Member of Parliament
for Newport
In office
1707–1708[1]
Serving with Sir Nicholas Morice
Preceded byJohn Spark
Succeeded bySir William Pole
Personal details
Born17 June 1649
Died13 March 1708[1]
SpouseAnne Pole (née Maurice)[1]
Children3 sons, 1 daughter (including William
Parents

Sir John Pole, 3rd Baronet (17 June 1649 – 13 March 1708) was an English peer and politician.

Family

He was the first son of Sir Courtenay Pole, 2nd Baronet and Urith, the daughter of Thomas Shapcote. He married circa. 1666 Anne, the daughter of Sir William Maurice. They had 3 sons and 1 daughter. He succeeded his father as baronet circa. April 1695.[1]

Parliamentary career

He was elected in 1688 as MP for Lyme Regis and though he supported William III of England, he later opposed transferring the crown and was defeated in the 1690 election. He returned to parliament as MP for Bossiney in 1698, aligned with the Country Party.

He served on a grand jury in Devon that opposed dissolving the 1701 parliament and was later elected to the Devon county as a Tory in December 1701 till 1702. He later represented East Looe from 1702 till 1705 and Newport from 21 January 1707 until his death on 13 March 1708. He was buried near his estate in Colyton, Devon.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Eveline Cruickshanks. "POLE, Sir John, 3rd Bt. (1649-1708), of Shute, Devon". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 23 November 2025.