Lord William Powlett

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For the son of the 13th Marquess of Winchester who became a Field Marshal, see Lord William Paulet.

Lord William Powlett (c.166725 September 1729) was the younger son of Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton. He served as Member of Parliament for Winchester from 1689 until 1710, for Lymington from 1710 until 1715, and again for Winchester from 1715 until his death. On the demise of Richard Vaughan, the member for Carmarthen, Lord William became Father of the House of Commons.

His first wife was Louisa, daughter of Armand Nompar de Caumont, Marquis de Montpouillon, and grand-daughter of Henri Nompar de Caumont, 3rd Duc de La Force, by whom he had four children:

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

He married his second wife, Anne Egerton (d. 1737) in October 1699, by whom he had one daughter

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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Roger L'Estrange
Charles Hanses
Member of Parliament for Winchester
with Francis Morley 1689–1690
Frederick Tylney 1690–1701
George Rodney Brydges 1701–1710

1689–1710
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

17101715
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