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Sir William's grandfather Gruffydd was involved in the Welsh Wars and was instrumental in killing Llywelyn ap Gruffydd in 1282. He died himself in 1289. Sir William's father Owen ap Griffith de la Pole who accompanied Gruffydd died shortly afterwards in 1292. Sir William de la Pole was born in exile in 1275 in Yorkshire and had several younger brothers including Lewis de la Pole, Owen de la Pole and Griffin de la Pole, any of which could claim to be the de jure Prince of Powys Wenwynwyn. Sir William married Elena Rotenheryng and they had two sons; Sir William and Sir Richard. Sir William (the elder) died about 1329. Sir William de la Pole (The Younger)Sir William de la Pole (the younger) (d. 1366) was a wealthy merchant in Kingston-upon-Hull and Ravenser Odd, a royal moneylender and baron of the Exchequer.
In 1332 Sir William convinced the king to convert the office of chief magistrate of Hull to Lord Mayor of Hull, a post which he filled for the next 4 years. He also represented the city of Hull in five sessions of Parliament (March 1332, September 1334, May 1336, September 1336, and February 1338). During this time he continued as the king's financier, and in 1339 he was appointed second baron of the exchequer. The next year, however, Edward III had him arrested and imprisoned. He was convicted, though the charges were annulled by Parliament in 1344. Sir William (the younger) had three sons; There is an avenue (de la Pole avenue) located in the west of Kingston upon Hull named after Sir William. William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1396-1450) was his great-grandson.de:William de la Pole der Jüngere Ewelme - The rise of the Chaucer and de la Pole families:[1]
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