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.^[1]

He served as Conservative Member of Parliament for East Cornwall from 1845 until 1852,^[1] and unsuccessfully contested Liskeard in 1859. He served as High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1854–1855, and as Recorder of East Looe from 1857 to 1886.^[1]

Pole-Carew joined the Canterbury Association on 3 June 1848. He was friends with John Robert Godley, and the Godley family stayed with him at Antony House while awaiting departure of the Lady Nugent for Lyttelton.^[1]

He died on 20 January 1888 at the Villa Poralto, Cannes and is buried in the parish church at Antony, Cornwall.^[1]^[2]

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.^[3] They had issue of three daughters and four sons, the eldest son being Lieutenant-General Sir Reginald Pole-Carew.^[4] His grandson succeeded a distant relative as baronet, of Shute House.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Bain, Rev. Michael (2007). The Canterbury Association (1848-1852): A Study of Its Members' Connections (PDF). Christchurch: Project Canterbury. pp. 69–70. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
^ "The remains of ...". The Cornishman. No. 500. 2 January 1888. p. 6.
^ "Obituaries". The Times. No. 36896. London. 11 October 1902. p. 11.
^ "William Henry Pole-Carew". the peerage.com. Retrieved 17 October 2011.

Boase, Frederic (1897). Modern English Biography v. 2. Netherton & Worth. p. 1570. Retrieved 3 October 2008.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Pole-Carew

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Lord Eliot William Rashleigh	Member of Parliament for East Cornwall 1845–1852 With: William Rashleigh 1845–1847 Thomas Agar-Robartes 1847–1852	Succeeded by Thomas Agar-Robartes Nicholas Kendall
Honorary titles
Preceded by Francis Howell	High Sheriff of Cornwall 1855	Succeeded by Sir William Berkeley Call, Bt

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[Project_Canterbury-1] Bain, Rev. Michael (2007). The Canterbury Association (1848-1852): A Study of Its Members' Connections (PDF). Christchurch: Project Canterbury. pp. 69–70. Retrieved 22 September 2012.

[2] "The remains of ...". The Cornishman. No. 500. 2 January 1888. p. 6.

[3] "Obituaries". The Times. No. 36896. London. 11 October 1902. p. 11.

[4] "William Henry Pole-Carew". the peerage.com. Retrieved 17 October 2011.

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