Edward Sacheverell Chandos-Pole


Edward Sacheverell Chandos-Pole was a Guards officer and High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1827.

Early life

Edward was the son of Mary Ware and Sacheverell Pole, who later adopted the additional surname of Chandos, in 1807. His paternal grandparents were Edward Sacheverell Pole and Elizabeth Colyear. His maternal grandparents were the Rev. Henry Ware and Anne Mundy.
He was educated at Harrow from 1813 to 1817, and matriculated at St Mary Hall, Oxford on 14 February 1817, though is not recorded as taking a degree.

Career

Chandos-Pole purchased a commission in the 1st Foot Guards as an ensign on 1 May 1808, and fought in the Walcheren Campaign in 1809, and in the Peninsular War until 1813. He inherited the family property of Radbourne Hall from his father on 14 April 1813 and retired from the Army, although he did command a troop of Yeomanry Cavalry for Derbyshire. He was known in that county simply as "The Squire".
He was High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1827, and was made a deputy lieutenant of the county in 1855.

Personal life

On 22 February 1819, Chandos-Pole was married to Anna Maria Wilmot, a daughter of Rev. Edward Sacheverel Wilmot. Together, they lived of Radbourne Hall and were the parents of the following children:
Chandos-Pole and his wife both died on 19 January 1863.