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Powlett was elected at the [[British general election, 1715|1715 general election]] as a [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[St Ives (UK Parliament constituency)|St Ives]] in Cornwall.<ref>Stooks Smith, p. 47</ref> He held the seat until the [[British general election, 1722|1722 general election]],<ref>{{Rayment-hc|i|date=March 2012}}</ref> when he was returned as MP for [[Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Hampshire]].<ref>Stooks Smith, pp. 121–122</ref> He held that seat until he succeeded to the peerage in 1754,<ref>{{Rayment-hc|h|1|date=March 2012}}</ref> with one interruption. At the [[British general election, 1734|1734 general election]] he was returned both for Hampshire and for [[Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency)|Yarmouth]]. A [[election petition|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against the Hampshire result, and he sat for Yarmouth until 1737 when the petition against the Hampshire result was withdrawn, then chose to represent Hampshire rather than Yarmouth for the remainder of the Parliament.<ref>Stooks Smith, p. 520</ref> |
Powlett was elected at the [[British general election, 1715|1715 general election]] as a [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[St Ives (UK Parliament constituency)|St Ives]] in Cornwall.<ref>Stooks Smith, p. 47</ref> He held the seat until the [[British general election, 1722|1722 general election]],<ref>{{Rayment-hc|i|date=March 2012}}</ref> when he was returned as MP for [[Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Hampshire]].<ref>Stooks Smith, pp. 121–122</ref> He held that seat until he succeeded to the peerage in 1754,<ref>{{Rayment-hc|h|1|date=March 2012}}</ref> with one interruption. At the [[British general election, 1734|1734 general election]] he was returned both for Hampshire and for [[Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency)|Yarmouth]]. A [[election petition|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against the Hampshire result, and he sat for Yarmouth until 1737 when the petition against the Hampshire result was withdrawn, then chose to represent Hampshire rather than Yarmouth for the remainder of the Parliament.<ref>Stooks Smith, p. 520</ref> |
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Powlett became a [[Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty]] on the [[Admiralty Board]] in 1733. He was sworn a [[Privy Council of Great Britain|Privy Counsellor]] in January 1755.<ref name=hop/> |
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Revision as of 23:05, 3 August 2017
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. He sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1754, when he took his seat in the House of Lords.
Born the second son of Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton and Frances Ramsden, Powlett started his career in the Royal Navy.[1] He served as an ADC to the Earl of Galway in Portugal, in 1710 during the closing stages of the War of the Spanish Succession.[1]
Powlett was elected at the 1715 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for St Ives in Cornwall.[2] He held the seat until the 1722 general election,[3] when he was returned as MP for Hampshire.[4] He held that seat until he succeeded to the peerage in 1754,[5] 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.[6]
Powlett became a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty on the Admiralty Board in 1733. He was sworn a Privy Counsellor in January 1755.[1]
Family
Powlett married Catherine Parry (d. 25 April 1744), by whom he had four children:[1]
- 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
References
- ^ a b c d "Powlett, Lord Harry (1691-1759), of Edington, Wiltshire". History of Parliament. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ Stooks Smith, p. 47
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "I"
- ^ Stooks Smith, pp. 121–122
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
- ^ Stooks Smith, p. 520
Sources
- Stooks Smith, Henry (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- Paulet genealogy
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