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:
He married his second wife, Anne Egerton (died 1737) in October 1699, by whom he had one daughter
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| Preceded by The Earl of Denbigh |
Teller of the Exchequer 1715–1729 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Turner, Bt |
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