Paul Methuen, 1st Baron Methuen

For other people named Paul Methuen, see Paul Methuen (disambiguation).

Paul Methuen, 1st Baron Methuen (21 June 1779 – 14 September 1849), was a British Whig^[1] 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. He was appointed High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 1831 and raised in 1838 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.

References

^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 480. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.

Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
www.thepeerage.com

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Henry Penruddocke Wyndham Richard Godolphin Long	Member of Parliament for Wiltshire 1812–1819 With: Richard Godolphin Long 1812–1818 William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley 1818–1819	Succeeded by William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley John Benett
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Wiltshire North 1832–1837 With: Sir John Dugdale Astley 1832–1835 Walter Long 1835–1837	Succeeded by Walter Long Sir Francis Burdett
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baron Methuen 1838–1849	Succeeded by Frederick Henry Paul Methuen

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Name	Methuen, Paul
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Date of birth	21 June 1779
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Date of death	14 September 1849
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