Lord William Powlett

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Lord William Powlett (c. 1667 – 25 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 granddaughter 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

• Henrietta Powlett (d. 1755), married William Townshend (d. 1738)

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• Paulet genealogy

Parliament of England
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