Lord William Powlett
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Lord William Powlett 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
Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton
Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, PC , son of John Paulet, 5th Marquess of Winchester. He became the sixth Marquess of Winchester on his father's death in 1675, was Member of Parliament for Winchester and then for Hampshire from 1660 to 1675...
. He served as Member of Parliament
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,...
for Winchester from 1689 until 1710, for Lymington
Lymington (UK Parliament constituency)
Lymington was a parliamentary borough in Hampshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1584 until 1868, and then one member from 1868 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.-1584-1640:- 1640-1868 :...
from 1710 until 1715, and again for Winchester from 1715 until his death. On the demise of Richard Vaughan, the member for Carmarthen
Carmarthen (UK Parliament constituency)
Carmarthen was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1542 and 1997...
, 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
Henri-Nompar de Caumont, duc de La Force
Henri-Nompar de Caumont, duc de La Force was Duc de La Force and peer of France. He was the son of Marshal of France, Jacques-Nompar de Caumont, duc de la Force and Charlotte de Gontaut, daughter of Marshal Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron...
, by whom he had four children:
- William Powlett (c 1693 – February 1757), married Lady Annabella Bennet, daughter of Charles Bennet, 1st Earl of TankervilleCharles Bennet, 1st Earl of TankervilleCharles Bennet, 1st Earl of Tankerville KT PC , known as The Lord Ossulston between 1695 and 1714, was a British peer.-Political career:...
and had issue - Maj. Gen. Sir Charles Armand PowlettCharles Armand PowlettMajor General Sir Charles Armand Powlett, KB was a British soldier. He was the younger son of Lord William Powlett, brother of the second Duke of Bolton, by his wife Louisa, daughter of Armand Nompar de Caumont, Marquis de Montpouillon, and granddaughter of Henri Nompar de Caumont, 3rd Duc de La...
(died 1751) - Mary Powlett (died 15 August 1718), married on 25 June 1714 Richard Parsons, 1st Earl of RosseRichard Parsons, 1st Earl of RosseRichard Parsons, 1st Earl of Rosse , Freemason and a founder-member of the Hell-Fire Club, 2nd Viscount Rosse of Bellamont co. Dublin, Baron Oxmantown, 3rd baronet....
- Jane Powlett
He married his second wife, Anne Egerton (died 1737) in October 1699, by whom he had one daughter
- Henrietta Powlett (died 1755), married William TownshendWilliam Townshend (MP)The Honourable William Townshend was a British Member of Parliament.Townshend was the third son of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, and his first wife the Hon. Elizabeth Pelham...
(died 1738)