Paul Cobb Methuen (15 June 1752 – 15 September 1816) was an

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politician. He was the eldest son of Paul Methuen of Corsham, Wilshire and Christian née Cobb and educated at

University College, Oxford University College (in full The College of the Great Hall of the University of Oxford, colloquially referred to as "Univ") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It has a claim to being the oldest college of the univer ...

(1769). He was

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

(MP) for

Great Bedwyn Great Bedwyn is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in east Wiltshire, England. The village is on the River Dun (River Kennet), River Dun about southwest of Hungerford, southeast of Swindon and southeast of Marlborough, Wilt ...

from 1781 to 1784. He was appointed

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for 1780–81. He married Matilda, the daughter of Sir Thomas Gooch, 3rd Baronet of Benacre, Suffolk and had four sons, including Paul Methuen, later 1st

Baron Methuen Baron Methuen, of Corsham in the County of Wiltshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1838 for the former Member of Parliament for Wiltshire and Wiltshire North, Paul Methuen. His grandson, the third Baron (who ...

, and four daughters.

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* 1752 births 1816 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies British MPs 1780–1784 High Sheriffs of Wiltshire Members of Parliament for Great Bedwyn {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub