William Pole (antiquary)

Portrait of Pole painted in the manner of Van Dyck.^[a]

Arms of Pole of Shute: *Azure semée of fleur-de-lys or, a lion rampant argent*^[2]^[3]

Sir William Pole (1561–1635) of Colcombe House^[4] in the parish of Colyton, and formerly of Shute House in the parish of Shute (adjoining Colcombe), both in Devon, was an English country gentleman and landowner, a colonial investor, Member of Parliament and, most notably, a historian and antiquarian of the County of Devon.

^ per Bridie, M.F., The Story of Shute House, Axminster, 1955, p.83
^ Pole, p.497
^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.645
^ Pole, title page and p.239

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[1] r Bridie, M.F., The Story of Shute House, Axminster, 1955, p.83

[3] Pole, p.497

[4] Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.645

[5] Pole, title page and p.239

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