Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton
Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton PC (24 July 1691 – 9 October 1759), known until 1754 as Lord Harry Powlett, was a British nobleman and Whig politician, the second son of Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton and Frances Ramsden. He sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1754, when he took his seat in the House of Lords.
During the close of the War of the Spanish Succession, he served as an ADC to the Earl of Galway in Portugal, in 1710.
He married Catherine Parry (d. 25 April 1744), by whom he had four children:
- Charles Powlett, 5th Duke of Bolton (d. 1765)
- Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton (1720–1794)
- Lady Henrietta Powlett (d. 22 December 1753), married on 12 July 1741 Robert Colebrooke of Chilham Castle (d. 1784), no issue
- Lady Catherine Powlett (d. 1775), married first William Ashe, second in 1734 Adam Drummond of Megginch (d. 1786), without issue by him
He was elected at the 1715 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for St Ives in Cornwall.[1] He held the seat until the 1722 general election,[2] when he was returned as MP for Hampshire.[3] He held that seat until he succeeded to the peerage in 1754,[4] with one interruption. At the 1734 general election he was returned both for Hampshire and for Yarmouth. A petition was lodged against the Hampshire result, and he sat for Yarmouth until 1737 when the petition against the Hampshire result was withdrawn, then chose to represent Hampshire rather than Yarmouth for the remainder of the Parliament.[5]
From 1733 until 1742, he was a Lord of the Admiralty. He was sworn a Privy Counsellor in 1755.
References
- ↑ Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S., ed. The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 47. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "I"
- ↑ Stooks Smith, page 121–122
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
- ↑ Stooks Smith, page 520
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Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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Preceded by John Hopkins Sir William Pendarves |
Member of Parliament for St Ives 1715–1722 With: Sir John Hobart, Bt |
Succeeded by Sir John Hobart, Bt Henry Knollys |
Preceded by George Pitt Lord Nassau Powlett |
Member of Parliament for Hampshire 1722–1754 With: Lord Nassau Powlett 1722–1727 Sir John Cope, Bt 1727–1734 Edward Lisle 1734–1741 Paulet St John 1741–1747 Francis Whithead 1747–1751 Alexander Thistlethwayte1751–1754 |
Succeeded by Alexander Thistlethwayte Marquess of Winchester |
Preceded by Maurice Bocland Paul Burrard |
Member of Parliament for Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) 1734 – 1737 With: Paul Burrard Thomas Gibson |
Succeeded by Anthony Chute Thomas Gibson |
Honorary titles | ||
Preceded by Hatton Compton |
Lieutenant of the Tower of London 1742–1754 |
Succeeded by Marquess of Winchester |
Preceded by The Duke of Bolton |
Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire 1754–1758 | |
Vice-Admiral of Dorset and Hampshire 1755–1759 | ||
Peerage of England | ||
Preceded by Charles Powlett |
Duke of Bolton 1754–1759 |
Succeeded by Charles Powlett |
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