Tom Poole (barrister) From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Tom Poole Frederick Thomas Poole MBE (26 September 1935 – 7 June 2017) was the first blind person in Britain to train and practice as a barrister.[1] References[edit] ^ "Tom Poole | Register". The Times & The Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 August 2017. This English law–related biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte