Background
Poole was the eldest son of Edward Poole of Cirencester, Gloucestershire and Oaksey, Wiltshire. He succeeded to the estates on the death of his father in 1577.
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Henry Poole
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Education
In 1580, he attended Trinity College, Oxford.
Career
He was a Justice of the Peace for Wiltshire from about 1590 but fell into dispute with fellow Justice of the Peace Henry Knyvet over the ownership of the manor of Kemble, a quarrel which lasted several years. He was knighted in 1603. In 1604 he was elected Member of Parliament for Cricklade.
He was elected Member of Parliament for Wiltshire in 1614 and was High Sheriff of Wiltshire from 1619 to 1620.
In 1621 he was elected Member of Parliament for Malmesbury. He was elected Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire in 1624, becoming one of the few MPs to serve as Knight of the Shire for more than one county.
In 1626 he was elected Member of Parliament for Wiltshire again. Poole died at the age of 67.
Membership
Happy Parliament; Addled Parliament. 2nd Parliament of King Charles I]
In 1597, Poole was elected Member of Parliament for Cirencester.
