Lord William Powlett (baptized 18 August 1666[1] – 25 September 1729) was an English Member of Parliament.

William Powlett
Lord William Powlett
Born1666
Died25 September 1729 (aged 62–63)
Hyde Park, London
Noble familyPaulet
Spouse(s)Louisa de Caumont
Anne Egerton
IssueWilliam Powlett
Charles Powlett
Mary Powlett
Jane Powlett
Henrietta Powlett
FatherCharles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton
MotherMary Scrope

He was the younger son of Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, and his second wife, Mary Scrope.[2]

Career

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Lord William held a number of offices, including:[2]

He served as Member of Parliament for Winchester from 1689 to 1710, for Lymington from 1710 to 1715 and for Winchester from 1715 until his death in 1729.[2] Lord William became Father of the House of Commons in 1724, on the demise of Richard Vaughan, the member for Carmarthen.[3]

Marriages and issue

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William Powlett married twice:[4][2]

  • He married as his second wife, Anne Egerton[2] (died 1737) in October 1699, by whom he had one daughter:[4]

Death

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He died on 25 September 1729, in his 63rd year,[2] through a fall from his horse when riding in Hyde Park, London.[1] Both his sons sat for various Hampshire boroughs as Whigs under George II.[2]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b Watson & Wynne 2002.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Watson 1983.
  3. ^ The Father of the House, p. 9.
  4. ^ a b c "Charles Powlett, Duke of Bolton". The Peerage. Thepeerage.com. Retrieved 21 December 2013.

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Parliament of England
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Hampshire
1689–1689
With: Earl of Wiltshire
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Winchester
16891707
With: Francis Morley 1689–1690
Frederick Tylney 1690–1701
George Rodney Brydges 1701–1707
Succeeded by
(Parliament of Great Britain)
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
(Parliament of England)
Member of Parliament for Winchester
17071710
With: George Rodney Brydges
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Lymington
17101715
With: Paul Burrard 1710–1713
Sir Joseph Jekyll 1713–1715
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Winchester
17151729
With: George Brydges
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Teller of the Exchequer
1715–1729
Succeeded by
Preceded by Father of the House
1724–1729
Succeeded by