Sir John de la Pole, 6th Baronet
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Sir John de la Pole, Bart
(26 June 1757 – 30 November 1799) was the 6th Baronet and Member of Parliament
for the rotten borough of West Looe
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Sir John de la Pole was educated at Blundell's School
in Tiverton and represented the constituency of West Looe
from 1790 to 1796. He was listed as hostile to the repeal of the Test Act
in 1791.
Pole's greatest achievement was the replacement of his family’s seat at Shute Barton
, near Axminster, Devon with the nearby Shute House in the Adam
style in 1787-90. This house, with fine rooms of the period, later became a girl's school and the family subsequently returned to the old Shute Barton.
His will
directed that he should not be removed from his house till the clearest and most unequivocal signs of death appear, to be ascertained by six persons.
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
(26 June 1757 – 30 November 1799) was the 6th Baronet and Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for the rotten borough of West Looe
West Looe (UK Parliament constituency)
West Looe was a rotten borough represented in the House of Commons of England from 1535 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1797 to 1800, and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of election...
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Sir John de la Pole was educated at Blundell's School
Blundell's School
Blundell's School is a co-educational day and boarding independent school located in the town of Tiverton in the county of Devon, England. The school was founded in 1604 by the will of Peter Blundell, one of the richest men in England at the time, and relocated to its present location on the...
in Tiverton and represented the constituency of West Looe
West Looe (UK Parliament constituency)
West Looe was a rotten borough represented in the House of Commons of England from 1535 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1797 to 1800, and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of election...
from 1790 to 1796. He was listed as hostile to the repeal of the Test Act
Test Act
The Test Acts were a series of English penal laws that served as a religious test for public office and imposed various civil disabilities on Roman Catholics and Nonconformists...
in 1791.
Pole's greatest achievement was the replacement of his family’s seat at Shute Barton
Shute Barton
Shute Barton, located at Shute, near Axminster, Devon, England, is a mediaeval manor house, today a property of the National Trust.Shute Barton is one of the most important non-fortified manor houses of the Middle Ages still in existence. It was commenced in approximately 1380 and finally completed...
, near Axminster, Devon with the nearby Shute House in the Adam
Robert Adam
Robert Adam was a Scottish neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam , Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him...
style in 1787-90. This house, with fine rooms of the period, later became a girl's school and the family subsequently returned to the old Shute Barton.
His will
Will (law)
A will or testament is a legal declaration by which a person, the testator, names one or more persons to manage his/her estate and provides for the transfer of his/her property at death...
directed that he should not be removed from his house till the clearest and most unequivocal signs of death appear, to be ascertained by six persons.