John Poulett, 2nd Earl Poulett (10 December 1708 – 5 November 1764), styled Viscount Hinton until 1743 was an English
peer.
Poulett was the son of
John Poulett, 1st Earl Poulett
John Poulett, 1st Earl Poulett KG (c. 1668 – 28 May 1743) was an English peer.
Life
Poulett was the son of John Poulett, 3rd Baron Poulett and his second wife, Susan Herbert, daughter of Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke. He was the ...
and his wife, Bridget Bertie, daughter of the Honourable
Peregrine Bertie, and was educated at
Taunton Grammar School
The Municipal Buildings are historic buildings in Corporation Street, Taunton, Somerset, England. The buildings, which were the home of Taunton Grammar School before becoming the headquarters of Taunton Borough Council, are Grade II* listed.
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[Nicholas Carlisle, ''A Concise Description of the Endowed Grammar Schools'' (1818), p. 432] In 1734, he was summoned to Parliament in his father's
barony of Poulett by
writ of acceleration
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and was a
Lord of the Bedchamber
Gentleman of the Bedchamber was a title in the royal household of the Kingdom of England from the 11th century, later used also in the Kingdom of Great Britain. A Lord of the Bedchamber was a courtier in the Royal Household; the term being fir ...
until 1755. He inherited his father's earldom in 1743, was appointed
Lord Lieutenant of Somerset
This is an incomplete list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Somerset. Since 1714, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Somerset.
Lord Lieutenants of Somerset
* John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford 1552–1555
* Wil ...
in 1744,
Colonel
Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations.
In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge o ...
of the
1st Somerset Militia from 1759 and was sometime
Recorder
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Newspapers
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* ''The Recorder'' (Port Pirie), a news ...
of
Bridgwater.
Poulett died unmarried and childless in 1764 and his titles passed to his brother,
Vere.
References
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Lord-Lieutenants of Somerset
People educated at Taunton Grammar School
Somerset Militia officers
1708 births
1764 deaths
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Burials at the Poulett mausoleum, Church of St George (Hinton St George)
John, 2nd Earl
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