John Polewhele

• Name	John Polewhele
  Birth	of Polewhele in St. Clement, Cornwall   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I27976	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of AP
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Stephen Polewhele,   b. of Polewhele in St. Clement, Cornwall
  Mother	Mary Erisse
  Family ID	F16954	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	(Unknown) Tresawell
  Children	+ 1. John Polewhele,   b. Bef 1523, of Polewhele in St. Clement, Cornwall d. Aft 1572 (Age > 51 years)
  Family ID	F16696	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2020

  
  

• Notes

  According to his son's History of Parliament entry (citation details below), John Polwhele "was described, perhaps conventionally as 'a gentleman of great power, well kinned and allied', but apparently he was never regarded as qualified to sit on the Cornish bench."

  
  

• Sources

  [S47] The History of Parliament. Some citations point to entries from the printed volumes not yet added to the online site.