Sir Neville Poole (died 1661) was an English politician who sat in the

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variously between 1614 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentarian side in the

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. Poole was the son of Sir Henry Poole of Cirencester and Oaksey and his wife Griselda Neville, daughter of

Edward Nevill, 7th Baron Bergavenny Edward Nevill, ''de facto'' 7th Baron Bergavenny ( – 10 February 1588) was a ''de facto'' English peer. The son of Sir Edward Nevill, he was considered to have succeeded to the Barony upon the death of Henry Nevill, 6th Baron Bergavenny, his ...

. He entered

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on 17 February 1611 and was knighted at Newmarket in January 1613.Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucester
/ref> In 1614, Poole was elected

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for

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and was elected MP for

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in 1624. He was elected MP for

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in 1626. In 1636 he was

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. In April 1640, he was elected MP for Malmesbury again in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected in November 1640 for the

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and sat until he was excluded under

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in 1648. He was Deputy Lieutenant for Wiltshire and raised a regiment for parliament in 1642. He was involved in a parley at Marlborough in 1642 when he saw off the Royalist forces under Lord Digby prior to the Siege of Marlborough.Devizes Heritage - The Siege of Marlborough
/ref> In April 1643 he became a commissioner for sequestration. Poole was of Oaksey or Oxsey, Wiltshire, and was lord of the manor on

South Cerney South Cerney is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, 3 miles south of Cirencester and close to the border with Wiltshire. It had a population of 3,074 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 3,464 at the ...

until he sold it to Sir Edward Atkyns. Poole married Frances Poole, daughter of Sir Henry Poole of Saperton and sister of Henry Poole. His son

Edward Poole Sir Edward Poole (1617 – 1673) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1673. Poole was the eldest son of Sir Neville Poole of Kemble and his first wife Frances Poole, daughter of Sir Henry ...

was also an MP in the Long Parliament and later at Malmesbury.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Poole, Neville Year of birth missing 1661 deaths High Sheriffs of Wiltshire Roundheads People from South Cerney English barristers English MPs 1614 English MPs 1624–1625 English MPs 1626 English MPs 1640 (April) English MPs 1640–1648 Deputy Lieutenants of Wiltshire Members of Parliament for Cricklade