1757 - 1799
Son of Sir John Pole and Elizabeth Mills, taking the name de la Pole in lieu of Pole in 1789. MP for West Looe 1790-1796. Co-heir to his grandfather John Mills of Woodford (q.v.).
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Anne Templer
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Children
George Templer
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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1758 [SY] - 1799 [EY] → Tenant-for-life
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1758 [SY] - 1799 [EY] → Tenant-for-life
Tenant-for-life, originally as an infant, under the will of his grandfather John Mills of Woodford. |
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Country house
Shute, nr Axminster [Built]
description → Adam-style country house, built by John William de la Pole, with landscaping by...
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MP
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West Looe Cornwall
1790 - 1796 |
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Grandson → Grandfather
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Sir John William de la Pole was also the co-heir of John Mills of Woodford Bridge...
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Son → Father
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Father → Son
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Brother-in-laws
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John William de la Pole married Anne Templer, sister of George Templer...
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Shute, Axminster, Devon, Devon & Cornwall, England
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1729 - 1809
Quaker merchant and banker, abolitionist who manumitted enslaved people in Jamaica
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Sir John William de la Pole 6th bart.', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146645451 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
