- Sir Charles Pole, 1st Baronet
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Sir Charles Pole, 1st Baronet
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Morice Pole, 1st Baronet (18 January 1757 – 6 September 1830) naval officer and colonial governor born England and died Denham Abbey, Hertfordshire, England.
Pole entered the Royal Academy in 1770 and served in the East Indies. He had also participated in the siege of Pondicherry and at the occupation of Toulon in 1793. Pole was promoted rear-admiral in 1795 and served in the West Indies. He was promoted Admiral of the Fleet in 1797.
Pole was appointed governor of Newfoundland on June 3, 1800. His term ended in 1801.
Service history:
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- - 1770 enrolled in the Royal Academy,
- - 1775 served in the East Indies,
- - 1777 promoted to lieutenant on the Seahorse,
- - 1778 participated in the siege of Pondicherry, India,
- - 1780 promoted to post-rank,
- - 1788 he acted as Groom of the Bedchamber to the Duke of Clarence,
- - 1793 present during the occupation of Toulon,
- - 1795 rear-admiral and served in the West Indies,
- - 1797 captain of the fleet,
- - 1800 appointed governor and commander-in-chief of Newfoundland,
- - 1801 command of a fleet in the Baltic,
- - 1801 created a Baronet,
- - 1802 he was a member of Parliament for Newark-on-Trent,
- - 1805 promoted to admiral,
- - 1830 Admiral of the Fleet.
See also
- Governors of Newfoundland
- List of people of Newfoundland and Labrador
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Charles Pole
- Biography at Government House The Governorship of Newfoundland and Labrador
Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by
Mark Wood and
Henry WilloughbyMember of Parliament for Newark
1802–1806
With: Henry WilloughbySucceeded by
Stapleton Cotton and
Henry WilloughbyPreceded by
William Elford
Thomas TyrwhittMember of Parliament for Plymouth
1806–1818
With: Thomas Tyrwhitt to 1812
Colonel Benjamin Bloomfield 1812
Sir William Congreve from 1812Succeeded by
Sir Thomas Byam Martin
Sir William CongreveGovernment offices Preceded by
George DorrienGovernor of the Bank of England
1820–1822Succeeded by
John BowdenCourt offices Preceded by
Earl of Mount CharlesMaster of the Robes
1830Succeeded by
Sir George SeymourPolitical offices Preceded by
William WaldegraveCommodore Governor of Newfoundland
1800–1801Succeeded by
James GambierBaronetage of the United Kingdom New creation Baronet
(of the Navy)
1801–1830Extinct 
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