John Poulett, 4th Earl Poulett
John Poulett, 4th Earl Poulett, KT (3 April 1756 – 14 January 1819), styled Viscount Hinton between 1764 and 1788, was a British peer and militia officer.
Early life
Poulett was the son of Vere Poulett, 3rd Earl Poulett, by Mary Butt, daughter of Richard Butt, of Arlington, Gloucestershire. From 22 January 1779 until 1798 he was Colonel of the East Devon Militia, which was on active service in home defence until 1783.[1][2]
Career
He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1788.
Personal life
Lord Poulett married firstly Sophia Pocock, daughter of Admiral Sir George Pocock, in 1782. They had ten children, including:
- John Poulett, 5th Earl Poulett (1783–1864), who married Charlotte Fanny Portman, daughter of Henry Berkeley Portman and Hon. Lucy Dormer (a daughter of the 8th Baron Dormer), in 1820.[12]
- Lady Sophia Poulett (1785–1859), who married Henry Vane, 2nd Duke of Cleveland.[12]
- The Hon. George Poulett (1786–1854), a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy; he married Catherine Sophia Dallas, daughter of Sir George Dallas, 1st Baronet, in 1811.[12]
- Lady Mary Poulett (1788–1860), who married, as his second wife, Lord Charles Somerset, a younger son of Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort.[13]
- Hon. William Poulett (1789–1805), who died young.[12]
- Hon. Vere Poulett (1791–1812), an Ensign in the 4th Foot who died unmarried.[12]
- Hon. Frederic Charles Poulett (1798–1808), who died young.[12]
After Sophia's death in January 1811 Poulett married secondly Margaret Burges, daughter of Ynyr Burges and widow of Sir John Smith-Burges, 1st Baronet, in 1816.[12]
Lord Poulett died in January 1819, aged 62, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, John. The Countess Poulett died at Brighton on 28 May 1838.[14]
Descendants
Through his second son George, he was a grandfather of William Poulett, 6th Earl Poulett.[12]
Through his daughter Lady Mary, he was a grandfather of Col. Poulett Somerset, Mary Sophia Somerset, and Augusta Anne Somerset (wife of Sir Henry Barron, 1st Baronet).[13]
References
- ^ a b Doyle, James William Edmund (1886). The Official Baronage of England, v. 3. London: Longmans, Green. p. 78.
- ISBN 978-1-37617881-4, Appendix A, p. 410.
- ^ G. E. Cokayne, The Complete Peerage, vol X (1945) p. 622.
- ^ "No. 13470". The London Gazette. 23 October 1792. p. 805.
- ^ "No. 13633". The London Gazette. 18 March 1794. p. 245.
- ^ "No. 13661". The London Gazette. 20 May 1794. p. 475.
- ^ "No. 13665". The London Gazette. 27 May 1794. p. 497.
- ^ Bucholz, Robert. "Index of Court Officers: Index P" (PDF). The Database of Court Officers 1660–1837. Department of History, Loyola University Chicago. p. 82. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ a b War Office, A List of the Officers of the Militia, the Gentlemen & Yeomanry Cavalry, and Volunteer Infantry of the United Kingdom, 11th Edn, London: War Office, 14 October 1805/Uckfield: Naval and Military Press, 2005, ISBN 978-1-84574-207-2.
- ^ W.J.W. Kerr, Records of the 1st Somerset Militia (3rd Bn. Somerset L.I.), Aldershot:Gale & Polden, 1930, p. 40.
- ^ "No. 15802". The London Gazette. 27 April 1805. p. 574.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 2, page 3188.
- ^ a b Charles Mosley, editor. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 221 – 223.
- ^ G. E. Cokayne, The Complete Peerage, vol X (1945) p. 622.