Background
Erle was born at Stourminster Marshall, the son of Thomas Erle of Charborough House in Dorset and his wife Dorothy Pole, daughter of William Pole of Columpton, Devon.
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Christopher Erle
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Career
He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford on 10 June 1608, aged 18. He was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1617. He was elected Member of Parliament for Poole in 1626.
In 1628 he was elected Member of Parliament for Lyme Regis and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.
Erle died at the age of about 44 and was buried in the middle aisle of the Temple Church on 4 April 1634. Erle married Elizabeth Denny, daughter of Edward Denny of Stortford on 26 April 1623 at Birchanger in Essex.
Their son Christopher born in 1624 was Member of Parliament for Essex in 1653.
Membership
2nd Parliament of King Charles I]
In 1621, Erle was elected Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis.
