Charles Edward Pooley

Charles Edward Pooley, KC (February 8, 1845[1] – March 28, 1912[2]) was a lawyer and political figure in British Columbia, Canada.

He represented Esquimalt in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1882 to 1906 as a Conservative.

[3] Pooley was named King's Counsel in 1888 and served as Treasurer (chief elected officer) of the Law Society of British Columbia from 1892 to 1894 and from 1897 to 1912.

[4] He was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1887 to 1889, when he was named president of the Executive Council.

[1] Although there was no formal party system in British Columbia prior to 1903, Pooley is identified as a "Conservative" in 1883.