John Poulett, 3rd Baron Poulett (c. 1641 – June 1679), was an English peer. Poulett was the son of

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, by Catharine Vere, daughter of

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for

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between 1662 and 1665, when he entered the

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on the death of his father. In 1674 he was appointed

Lord Lieutenant of Dorset The Office of the Lord Lieutenant was created during the reign of Henry VIII (1509-1547), taking over the military duties of the Sheriff of Dorset and control of the military forces of the Crown. From 1569, there was provision for the appointment o ...

, which he remained until his death. Lord Poulett married, firstly in 1663, Essex Popham, eldest daughter of

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of Littlecote, Wiltshire by whom he had two daughters. He married, secondly 1667, Lady Susan Herbert, daughter of

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. He died in June 1679 and was succeeded in the barony by the son of his second marriage,

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, who was created

Earl Poulett Earl Poulett ''(pronounced "Paulett")'' was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1706 for John Poulett, 4th Baron Poulett. The Poulett family descended from Sir Anthony Paulet, son of Sir Amias Paulet, who served as Governor of ...

in 1706.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Poulett, John Poulett, 3rd Baron 1640s births 1679 deaths 3 Lord-Lieutenants of Dorset Poulett, John Year of birth uncertain Burials at the Poulett mausoleum, Church of St George (Hinton St George) John, 3rd Baron