Lord Nassau Powlett KB (23 June 1698 – 24 August 1741) was an English army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1720 to 1734 and in 1741.
Powlett was the only son of Charles Powlett, 2nd Duke of Bolton by his third wife Henrietta Crofts a granddaughter of Charles II of England and his mistress Lucy Walter.
He joined the army and was a cornet in the 12th Dragoons in 1715, captain in the 6th Dragoon Guards in 1718 and in the Royal Horse Guards in 1721.
He was returned as Member of Parliament for Hampshire in a by-election on 22 June 1720 and held the seat until the 1727 general election. In 1725, he became one of the founder knights of the Order of the Bath. He was returned as MP for Lymington in 1727 and held the seat until 1734 when he did not stand again. He regained his seat at Lymington in the 1741 general election but died soon after on 24 August.[1]
In 1731, he married Lady Isabella Tufton, daughter of Thomas Tufton, 6th Earl of Thanet. Powlett's only child, a daughter Isabella Paulet (who died on 8 September 1821), married on 4 June 1765 John Perceval, 3rd Earl of Egmont.
References
- ^ "POWLETT, Lord Nassau (1698-1741)". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by George Pitt John Wallop | Member of Parliament for Hampshire 1720–1727 With: George Pitt 1720–1722 Lord Harry Powlett 1722–1727 | Succeeded by Lord Harry Powlett Sir John Cope, Bt |
| Preceded by Paul Burrard Sir Gilbert Heathcote | Member of Parliament for Lymington 1727–1734 With: Anthony Morgan 1727–1729 William Powlett 1729–1734 | Succeeded by Sir John Cope, Bt Maurice Bocland |
| Preceded by Sir John Cope, Bt Maurice Bocland | Member of Parliament for Lymington 1741–1741 With: Sir Harry Burrard | Succeeded by Sir Harry Burrard Charles Powlett |