Background
Poole was the son of Sir Henry Poole of Sapperton, Gloucestershire, former Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire, and his wife Anne Wroughton, daughter of Sir William Wroughton of Broad Hinton, Wiltshire.
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Henry Poole
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Career
He matriculated at Merton College, Oxford on 10 July 1607 and was a student of the Middle Temple in 1609. In 1615 he purchased the manor of Cirencester from the Earl of Danby. He was Deputy Lieutenant for Gloucestershire in 1624.
In April 1640, he was re-elected Member of Parliament for Cirencester in the Short Parliament.
Poole died before February 1652. Poole married Honorary Beatrix Brydges daughter of William Brydges, 4th Baron Chandos.
Membership
Short Parliament; Useless Parliament. Happy Parliament]
In 1624 Poole was elected Member of Parliament for Cirencester, and was re-elected in 1625.
