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b. 1661, 1st surv. s. of Charles Powlett†, 1st Duke of Bolton, by his 2nd w. Mary, illegit. da. of Emmanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland, wid. of Henry Carey, Ld. Leppington; bro. of Ld. William Powlett*. educ. Winchester 1674; G. Inn 1674; travelled abroad 1675–8. m. (1) 10 July 1679, Margaret (d. 1682), da. of George Coventry, 3rd Baron Coventry, s.p.; (2) 8 Feb. 1683, Frances (d. 22 Nov. 1696), da. of William Ramsden of Byrom, Yorks., 4s. (2 d.v.p.) 2da.; (3) c.Aug. 1697, Henrietta Crofts (d. 1730), illegit. da. of James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, 1s. Styled Earl of Wiltshire 5 Mar. 1675, Mq. of Winchester, 9 Apr. 1689. suc. fa. as 2nd Duke of Bolton 27 Feb. 1699; cr. KG 16 Oct. 1714. CSP Dom. 1675–6, p. 368; 1677–8, p. 372; 1678, p. 526; Bolton mss at Bolton Hall, A/58, birthdates of Lady Wiltshire’s sons.
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Commr. for managing the revenue 1688; ld. chamberlain to Queen Mary 1689–94; PC 3 June 1690; commr. prize appeals and Admiralty cases 1694–8; ld. justice [I] 1697–1700; commr. union with Scotland 1706; ld. justice 1714, 1720; ld. chamberlain 1715–17; ld. lt. [I] 1717–19. HMC 7th Rep. 417; CSP Dom. 1694–5, pp. 61, 204; 1695, p. 112; 1697, pp. 129, 511.

Col. of vol. horse 1690. CSP Dom. 1690–1, pp. 66, 68.

Bailiff of Burley, New Forest 1691–1710, 1714–d.; v.-adm. Hants and I.o.W. 1692–?1710, 1714–d.; freeman, Winchester, by 1695, Southampton 1697, Dublin 1697, Cork 1698, Kinsale 1698, W. Looe 1700; high steward, Winchester ?1699–d.; ld. lt. Hants and Dorset 1699–1710, 1714–d.; custos rot. Hants 1699–1710, 1715–d.; warden of New Forest 1699–1710, 1715–d.; recorder, St. Ives 1700–d.; gov. I.o.W. 1707–10. Cal. Treas. Bks. ix. 980; x. 46; xvii. 290; xxiv. 443; xxix. 202, 633, 660; Luttrell, Brief Relation, iii. 39; Hants RO, Winchester bor. recs. ordnance bk. 7, f. 127; assembly bk. 6, f. 38; Southampton RO, bor. recs. SC3/1, f. 248; Cal. Ancient Recs. Dublin ed. Gilbert, vi. 179–80; Cork Corp. Council Bk. ed. Caulfield, 268; Kinsale Corp. Council Bk. ed. Caulfield, 202; J. H. Matthews, St. Ives, 293–4.

Commr. Greenwich Hosp. 1695; Q. Anne’s Bounty, 1704. J. Cooke and J. Maule, Royal Hospital at Greenwich, pp. 8–30; A. Savidge, Queen Anne’s Bounty, pp. 123–5.

Parlimentarian
POWLETT, Charles II, Earl of Wiltshire (c.1661-1722).
Main residences: Hackwood, nr. Basingstoke, Hants.; Bolton Hall, Yorks.
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P.W.
Volume
Commons 1690-1715
Web Title

POWLETT, Charles I, Mq. of Winchester (1661-1722)

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