The Poore baronetcy, of Rushall in the County of Wiltshire, is a dormant title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 8 July 1795 for John Methuen Poore, younger son of the judge and Member of Parliament Edward Poore, who had married Barbara Methuen, heiress of Paul Methuen of Bradford-on-Avon. There was a special remainder, failing heirs male of his own, to his elder brother Edward Poore and the heirs male of his body.
Poore baronets, of Rushall (1795) Sir John Methuen Poore, 1st Baronet (1745–1820) Sir Edward Poore, 2nd Baronet (1795–1838) Sir Edward Poore, 3rd Baronet (1826–1893) Sir Richard Poore, 4th Baronet (1853–1930) Sir Edward Poore, 5th Baronet (1894–1938). He settled in Argentina. Sir Herbert Edward Poore, 6th Baronet (1930–2004) Sir Roger Ricardo Poore, 7th Baronet (1930–2005). His name did not appear on the Official Roll of the Baronetage. Sir Fernando Nasionceno Poore, presumed 8th Baronet (born 1964), nephew and heir of the 7th Baronet.
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