POWLETT, Lord William (1666-1729), of St. James’s, Westminster, Mdx.

Family and Education

bap. 18 Aug. 1666, 2nd s. of Charles Powlett†, 1st Duke of Bolton, by his 2nd w.; bro. of Charles Powlett I*, Mq. of Winchester. educ. Padua, 1687. m. (1) settlement 26 Feb. 1689, in Holland, Louisa, da. of Mq. de Mompouillon, 2s. 2da.; (2) lic. 26 Oct. 1699, Anne, da. and coh. of Randolph Egerton of Betley, Staffs., 1da. IGI, Yorks.; Coll. Top. et Gen. v. 256–7; London Mar. Lic. ed. Foster, 1085.

Offices Held

Freeman, Winchester by 1689–d., Lymington 1698, Portsmouth, 1710; mayor, Lymington 1701–3, 1724, 1728; keeper Rhinefield Lodge and Queen Mead in New Forest 1715–?d.; recorder, Great Grimsby 1699–d. Hants RO, Winchester corp. assembly bk. 6, f. 38; E. King, Old Times Revisited, Lymington, 184, 192; R. East, Portsmouth Recs. 375; Cal. Treas. Bks. xxix. 545–6; E. Gillett, Grimsby, 145.

Farmer of greenwax fines 1690–1706; commr. for surveying lands for naval docks 1709; teller of Exchequer 1715–d. CJ, xvii. 457; Cal. Treas. Bks. ix. 607; xxix. 814.

Parlimentarian

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

Main residence: St. James’s, Westminster, Mdx.

Author

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S.M.W.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Web Title

POWLETT, Ld. William (1666-1729)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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