POULETT, John (1675-1743) | HoP Development Site

Family and Education

b. 26 Apr. 1675, C.G. Winn, Pouletts of Hinton St George, 63. o. s. of John Poulett^*[969], 3rd Bar. Poulett and 2nd w. Susan, da. of Philip Herbert^*[421], 5th earl of Pembroke. educ. unknown. m. lic. 23 Apr. 1702, with £30,000, Luttrell, Brief Relation, v. 165. Bridget (d.1748) da. and coh. of Peregrine Bertie^‡ of Waldershare, Kent, 4s. 4da. KG 1712. Winn, Pouletts, 71. d. 28 May 1743; will 30 Oct. 1741; pr. 11 Nov. 1743. TNA, PROB 11/730.

Offices Held

PC 10 Dec. 1702 – Sept. 1714; commr., union with Scotland 1706; CSP Dom. 1705–6, p. 110. first ld. of treas. Aug. 1710 – May 1711; ld. steward, June 1711 – Aug. 1714.

Ld. lt. Devon, 1702 – 14; custos rot., Devon, 1711 – 14, Som. 1713–14. Som. Heritage Centre, DD/PT/H452/4.

FRS 1706.

Parlimentarian

POULETT, John (1675-1743)

Associated with: Hinton St George, Som; Albemarle St. London;HMC Cowper, iii. 117.; St James’ Sq. London.PROB 11/730; Dasent, Hist. St James’ Sq, App. A.;

Likenesses

oil on canvas by unknown artist, c.1740, National Trust, Saltram, Devon; portrait bust by J. Rysbrack, c.1745, St George’s, Hinton St George, Som.

Author

Creighton, Anne

Handley, Stuart

Volume

Lords 1660-1715

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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