Lord William Powlett

For other people named Lord William Powlett, see Lord William Powlett (disambiguation).

William Powlett
Lord William Powlett
Spouse(s)	Louisa de Caumont Anne Egerton
Issue William Powlett Charles Powlett Mary Powlett Jane Powlett Henrietta Powlett
Noble family	Paulet
Father	Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton
Mother	Mary Scrope
Born	1666
Died	25 September 1729 (aged 62–63) Hyde Park, London

Lord William Powlett (baptized 18 August 1666– 25 September 1729) was an English MP. He was the younger son of Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton and his second wife, Mary Scrope.

Career

Lord William held a number of offices, including:

• Freeman, Winchester 1689, Lymington 1689
• Deputy Lieutenant Hampshire 1689-1729
• Commissioner for assessment, Hampshire and Yorkshire (West Riding) 1689-90
• Captain of militia foot, Winchester by 1697
• Recorder, Grimsby 1699-1729
• Justice of the Peace Hampshire and Lincolnshire 1699-1729
• Mayor, Lymington 1701-5, 1724-5, 1728-1729
• Keeper of Rhinefield walk, New Forest 1718-1729
• Farmer of green-wax fines 1690-1706
• Teller of the Exchequer 1714-1729

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. Lord William became Father of the House of Commons in 1724, on the demise of Richard Vaughan, the member for Carmarthen.

Marriages and issue

William Powlett married twice:

• His first wife was Louisa, daughter of Armand-Nompar de Caumont, Marquis de Montpouillon, and granddaughter of Henri-Nompar de Caumont, 3rd Duc de La Force, by whom he had two sons and two daughters:

• William Powlett, c. 1693 – February 1757, married Lady Annabella Bennet, daughter of :Charles Bennet, 1st Earl of Tankerville and had issue
• Maj. Gen. Sir Charles Armand Powlett, died 1751
• Mary Powlett (died 15 August 1718), married on 25 June 1714 Richard Parsons, 1st Earl of Rosse
• Jane Powlett

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

• Henrietta Powlett (died 1755), married William Townshend (died 1738)

Death

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

External links

• POWLETT, Lord William (1667-1729), of Chilbolton, Hants and Marrick Priory, Yorks. A biography
• Lord William Powlett Family tree
• Charles Paulet, 6th Marquess of Winchester later 1st Duke of Bolton, PC
• The Father of the House

Parliament of England
Preceded by Earl of Wiltshire Viscount Campden	Member of Parliament for Hampshire with Earl of Wiltshire 1689–1689	Succeeded by Earl of Wiltshire Thomas Jervoise
Preceded by Roger L'Estrange Charles Hanses	Member of Parliament for Winchester with Francis Morley 1689–1690 Frederick Tylney 1690–1701 George Rodney Brydges 1701–1707 1689–1707	Succeeded by (Parliament of Great Britain)
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by (Parliament of England)	Member of Parliament for Winchester with George Rodney Brydges 1707–1710	Succeeded by George Rodney Brydges Thomas Lewis
Preceded by Paul Burrard Richard Chaundler	Member of Parliament for Lymington with Paul Burrard 1710–1713 Sir Joseph Jekyll 1713–1715 1710–1715	Succeeded by Sir Joseph Jekyll Richard Chaundler
Preceded by George Brydges John Popham	Member of Parliament for Winchester with George Brydges 1715–1729	Succeeded by George Brydges Norton Powlett
Political offices
Preceded by The Earl of Denbigh	Teller of the Exchequer 1715–1729	Succeeded by Sir Charles Turner, Bt
Preceded by Richard Vaughan (politician)	Father of the House 1724–1729	Succeeded by Sir Justinian Isham, 2nd Baronet