| Constituency | Dates |
|---|---|
| Berkshire | 5 Dec. 1739 – 8 Mar. 1757 |
Family and Career Data
Family and Education
b. ?1699, 1st s. of John Powney, M.P., of Old Windsor, Berks. by Hannah da. of John Whitfield of Maidenhead. educ. poss. Eton c.1716; Queen’s, Oxf. 5 July 1716, aged 17; M. Temple 1712. m. 16 Oct. 1742, Penelope, da. and h. of Benjamin Portlock of Bedford, 1s. and other issue. suc. fa. bef. 1712.
Offices Held
Verderer of Windsor forest 1736 – d.
Address
Main residence: Maidenhead, Berks.
biography text
Powney, a considerable landowner in Berkshire, was returned without a contest in 1754, and classed by Dupplin as a Tory. On 23 Apr. 1755 he spoke on the Tory side in the debate on the Oxfordshire election.1Parlty. Hist. xv. 437-41. He died 8 Mar. 1757.
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Volume
Notes
- 1. Parlty. Hist. xv. 437-41.