John Pulteney
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John Pulteney was an English Member of Parliament
.
He was first elected for Hastings
on 25 October 1695, and sat until the general election of 1710
. He also served as a Commissioner of the Board of Customs.
John Pulteney was son of Sir William Pulteney
, and uncle to William Pulteney
, later Earl of Bath
. By his wife Lucy Colville he was father to Daniel Pulteney
, whose granddaughter Laura
also became Countess of Bath.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
.
He was first elected for Hastings
Hastings (UK Parliament constituency)
Hastings was a parliamentary constituency in Sussex. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 1885 general election, when its representation was reduced to one member....
on 25 October 1695, and sat until the general election of 1710
British general election, 1710
The British general election, 1710 produced a landslide victory for the Tory party in the wake of the prosecution of Henry Sacheverell and the collapse of the previous Whig government lead by Godolphin and the Whig junto...
. He also served as a Commissioner of the Board of Customs.
John Pulteney was son of Sir William Pulteney
William Pulteney (1624–1691)
Sir William Pulteney was an English Member of Parliament.He represented Westminster from February 1679 to March 1681 and then from January 1689 until his death.His children included:...
, and uncle to William Pulteney
William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath
William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, PC was an English politician, a Whig, created the first Earl of Bath in 1742 by King George II; he is sometimes stated to have been Prime Minister, for the shortest term ever , though most modern sources reckon that he cannot be considered to have held the...
, later Earl of Bath
Earl of Bath
Earl of Bath was a title that was created five times in British history, three times in the Peerage of England, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once Peerage of the United Kingdom...
. By his wife Lucy Colville he was father to Daniel Pulteney
Daniel Pulteney
Daniel Pulteney was an English government official and Member of Parliament.Pulteney was the son of John Pulteney , MP for Hastings and Commissioner of Customs, and Lucy Colville. He studied at Christ Church, Oxford, matriculating in 1699.He was one of the Commissioners for Trade and Plantations...
, whose granddaughter Laura
Laura Pulteney, 1st Countess of Bath
Laura Pulteney, 1st Countess of Bath was a British peeress and heiress.-Early life:...
also became Countess of Bath.