Robert Poley or Pooley (c. 1600–1627), of Boxted,

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, was an English Member of Parliament. He was the eldest son of Sir William Poley of

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and Anne, one of the daughters of Sir Robert Jermyn of

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. He entered Clare College, Cambridge in 1617 with his cousin

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. The following year the two cousin obtained a licence to travel abroad for three years. He was a

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(MP) of the

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for

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in 1624 and 1626 through the influence of

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. If he made any contribution to either parliament, it is not recorded. He was one of the many casualties of the Duke of Buckingham's attempt to raise the

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in 1627. He died unmarried and on his father's death the estate passed to his younger brother William.

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