Sir Charles Pole, 1st Baronet

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Pole Bt GCB
Charles Morice Pole (John Francis Rigaud, 1781)
Governor of the Bank of England
In office 1820–1822
Preceded by	George Dorrien
Succeeded by	John Bowden
Personal details
Born	(1757-01-18)18 January 1757
Died	6 September 1830(1830-09-06) (aged 73) Aldenham Abbey, Hertfordshire
Occupation	Royal Navy Officer Colonial Governor Banker
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	Royal Navy
Years of service	1770–1806
Rank	Admiral of the Fleet
Commands	HMS Cormorant HMS Britannia HMS Hussar HMS Success HMS Crown HMS Melampus HMS Illustrious HMS Colossus Baltic Fleet
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Morice Pole, 1st Baronet GCB (18 January 1757 – 6 September 1830) was a Royal Navy officer, colonial administrator and politician. As a junior officer he saw action at the siege of Pondicherry in India during the American Revolutionary War. After taking command of the fifth-rate HMS Success he captured and then destroyed the Spanish frigate Santa Catalina in the Strait of Gibraltar in the action of 16 March 1782 later in that War.

After capturing the French privateer Vanneau in June 1793, Pole took part in the siege of Toulon at an early stage of the French Revolutionary Wars. He went on to be governor and commander-in-chief of Newfoundland and then commanded the Baltic Fleet later in the War. He also served as a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty on the Admiralty Board led by Viscount Howick during the Napoleonic Wars. From 1820 to 1822, he served as Governor of the Bank of England.