Paul Methuen, 1st Baron Methuen
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Paul Methuen, 1st Baron Methuen (21 June 1779 – 14 September 1849), was a British politician.
Methuen was the son of Paul Cobb Methuen of Corsham, Wiltshire, and his wife Matilda (née Gooch). He sat as Member of Parliament for Wiltshire from 1812 to 1819 and for Wiltshire North from 1833 to 1837. In 1838 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Methuen, of Corsham in the County of Wiltshire.
Lord Methuen married Jane Dorothea, daughter of Sir Henry Paulet St John-Mildmay, in 1810. She died in 1846. Lord Methuen survived her by three years and died in September 1849, aged 70. He was succeeded in the barony by his son Frederick. His grandson Paul Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen, became a prominent military commander.
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- www.thepeerage.com
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Henry Penruddocke Wyndham Richard Godolphin Long |
Member of Parliament for Wiltshire with Richard Godolphin Long 1812–1818 William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley 1818–1819 1812–1819 |
Succeeded by William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley John Benett |
| Preceded by New constituency |
Member of Parliament for Wiltshire North with Sir John Dugdale Astley 1832–1835 Walter Long 1835–1837 1832–1837 |
Succeeded by Walter Long Sir Francis Burdett |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Baron Methuen 1838–1849 |
Succeeded by Frederick Henry Paul Methuen |
