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John Paulet, 14th Marquess of Winchester (3 June 1801 – 4 July 1887), styled Earl of Wiltshire until 1843, was a British peer and soldier.

Life

Born at Amport House in 1801 as the eldest son of the 13th Marquess of Winchester, he was educated at

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. On 10 April 1817, he was commissioned a cornet in the 10th Light Dragoons, bought a lieutenancy on 16 November 1820, and a captaincy in the

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on 12 June 1823. He exchanged into the

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the same year. On 9 June 1826, he bought a majority in the regiment ( Lord Brudenell, later Lord Cardigan, got his captaincy), and purchased an unattached lieutenant-colonelcy of infantry on 30 December 1826. On 14 April 1837, he exchanged from unattached half-pay to replace

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(later Lord Lucan) as lieutenant-colonel of the 17th Lancers, and then retired from the Army the next day. On 29 June 1842, he was appointed colonel of the North Hampshire Militia after the death of

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, much to the chagrin of the regimental lieutenant-colonel,

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, who aspired to the post. Paulet succeeded his father as

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in 1843. He was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Hampshire on 31 March 1847, and succeeded the

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in 1852.

Family

On 29 November 1855, Winchester married Hon. Mary Montagu (1828–1868), daughter of

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, at St James', Westminster. Together they had three children: * Augustus John Henry Beaumont Paulet, Earl of Wiltshire (6 February 1858 – 11 December 1899) * Lady Lillian Mary (26 July 1859 – 11 November 1952): married as his first wife, Randolph Gordon Erskine-Wemyss, Laird of

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and Chief of

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. They had a son Michael who married Lady Victoria Cavendish-Bentinck, daughter of

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, and a daughter Mary who married Lt. Ernest Caswell of the

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. * Lord Henry William Montagu Paulet (30 October 1862 – 28 June 1962) He died on 4 July 1887 and was succeeded by his elder son, Augustus.

References

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