Lord William Powlett (baptized 18 August 1666 – 25 September 1729) was an

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. He was the younger son of

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, and his second wife,

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Career

Lord William held a number of offices, including: * Freeman,

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1689,

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, 1689 * Deputy Lieutenant for

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, 1689–1729 * Commissioner for assessment, Hampshire and

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( West Riding), 1689–90 * Captain of militia foot, Winchester, by 1697 *

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, 1699–1729 * Justice of the Peace, Hampshire and Lincolnshire, 1699–1729 * Mayor of

, Hampshire, 1701–5, 1724–5, 1728–1729 * Keeper of Rhinefield walk,

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, 1718–1729 * Farmer of green-wax fines, 1690–1706 *

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, 1714–1729 He served as

for

from 1689 to 1710, for

from 1710 to 1715 and for Winchester from 1715 until his death in 1729. Lord William became Father of the House of Commons in 1724, on the demise of Richard Vaughan, the member for

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Marriages and issue

William Powlett married twice:
* 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 two sons and two daughters: :* William Powlett, c. 1693 – February 1757, married Lady Annabella Bennet, daughter of : Charles Bennet, 1st Earl of Tankerville and had issue :* Maj. Gen. Sir

Charles Armand Powlett Major General Sir Charles Armand Powlett, KB (c. 1694 – 14 November 1751), of Leadwell (now Ledwell), Oxfordshire, was a British Army officer and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1729 and 1751. Powlett was the younger so ...

, died 1751 :* Mary Powlett (died 15 August 1718), married on 25 June 1714

Richard Parsons, 1st Earl of Rosse Richard Parsons, 1st Earl of Rosse (1702 – 21 June 1741), Freemason and a founder-member of the Hell-Fire Club, 2nd Viscount Rosse of Bellamont co. Dublin, Baron Oxmantown, 3rd baronet. Early life An Irish peer, he was born at Twickenham, Mi ...

:* Jane Powlett * He married as his second wife, Anne Egerton (died 1737) in October 1699, by whom he had one daughter: :* Henrietta Powlett (died 1755), married William Townshend (died 1738)

Death

He died on 25 September 1729, in his 63rd year, through a fall from his horse when riding in

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. Both his sons sat for various Hampshire

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as Whigs under George II.

Footnotes

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External links

POWLETT, Lord William (1667–1729), of Chilbolton, Hants and Marrick Priory, Yorks.
A biography

Family tree

* ttp://www.parliament.uk/about/how/guides/factsheets/members-elections/m03/ The Father of the House , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Powlett, William 1660s births 1729 deaths Younger sons of dukes

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