William Pulteney, Viscount Pulteney
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William Pulteney, Viscount Pulteney (died 12 February 1763) was a British Whig politician.
The only son of the 1st Earl of Bath and Anna Maria Gumley served in the British Army reaching the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Old Sarum from 1754 to 1761 and for Westminster from 1761 to 1763. Between 1760 and 1763, Pulteney was Lord of the Bedchamber and between January and February 1763 Aide-de-Camp to King George III.
He died in Madrid, Spain, unmarried and childless and was buried on in Westminster Abbey, London on 21 April 1763.
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Preceded by Earl of Middlesex Simon Fanshawe |
Member of Parliament for Old Sarum with Thomas Pitt of Boconnoc 1754-1756 Sir William Calvert 1756-1761 1754–1761 |
Succeeded by Thomas Pitt of Boconnoc Howell Gwynne |
Preceded by John Crosse Edward Cornwallis |
Member of Parliament for Westminster with Edward Cornwallis 1761-1762 Edwin Sandys 1762-1763 1761–1763 |
Succeeded by Edwin Sandys Lord Warkworth |