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Christopher Pole-Carew
British newspaper editor (1931–2020)
Christopher Gerald Pole-Carew (17 May 1931 – 12 February 2020)[3] was a British appointee as High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1979.[1] After serving in the Royal Navy, he was a newspaper executive, who rose to notoriety in his handling of trade union membership, initially as managing director of the Nottingham Evening Post.[2][4] He sacked journalists who joined the trade union or for going on strike for less pay than they were currently receiving - about £1,500 a year,[5] and later under Rupert Murdoch, where his role included trade union matters.[6][7] The appointment brought comment in the House of Commons.[8]
Pole-Carew was educated at Great Walstead School and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, from the age of 13.[9]
Pole-Carew's appointment as High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire was the subject in 1979 of a House of Commons motion deploring it.[10]
Although retired, Pole-Carew continued to hold two directorships.[3]
Pole-Carew lived near Axminster, in Devon,[3] with Gillian, his wife. Prior to this the Pole-Carews had been custodians for 20 years of Old Shute House, near Axminster, owned by the National Trust.[11] Pole-Carew is a descendant of William Pole (1515–1587), MP for Bossiney, who purchased the Shute estate in 1560.
He died on 12 February 2020 at the age of 88.[12]