Lord Henry Paulet (1602–1672) was an English courtier who sat briefly in the

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in the 2nd Parliament of Charles I, from February to June 1626. Paulet was a son of

William Paulet, 4th Marquess of Winchester William Paulet, 4th Marquess of Winchester (bef. 1560 – 4 February 1629) was an English nobleman, the son of William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester and Anne or Agnes Howard. He was styled Lord St. John from 1576 to 1598. He was summone ...

. On 6 March 1618, he was admitted to

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. He was created

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at the Coronation of Charles I and was of Amport, Hampshire. In 1626, he was elected as one of the two

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for

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. Paulet married Lucy Philpot, a daughter of Sir

George Philpot George Philpot or Philpott (died 1624) was an English landowner, courtier, and patron of musicians. His home was at Thruxton, Hampshire. Philpot was a patron of the composer Thomas Weelkes. He donated a bell to the parish church of St Peter and Pau ...

. Their son

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was the grandfather of the twelfth Marquess of Winchester.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Paulet, Henry, Lord 1602 births 1672 deaths English MPs 1626 Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge Knights of the Bath

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Younger sons of marquesses