Paul Methuen, 1st Baron Methuen (21 June 1779 – 14 September 1849), was a British Whig politician who was raised to the peerage in 1838.

Biography

Methuen was the son of

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, and his wife Matilda (née Gooch). He sat as

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for

from 1812 to 1819 and for Wiltshire North from 1833 to 1837. He was appointed

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for 1831 and raised in 1838 to the peerage as Baron Methuen, of Corsham in the County of Wiltshire. Lord Methuen married Jane Dorothea, daughter of Sir Henry Paulet St John-Mildmay, in 1810. She died in 1846. Lord Methuen survived her by three years and died in September 1849, aged 70. He was succeeded in the barony by his son

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. His grandson

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, became a prominent military commander. Methuen played in a

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match in 1816 for

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(MCC) but was dismissed without scoring in both his innings. He was born at

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, and died aged 69 at

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Arms

References

Bibliography

* Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Methuen, Paul Methuen, Paul Methuen, 1st Baron Methuen, Paul Methuen, 1st Baron Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Wiltshire UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs 1832–1835 UK MPs 1835–1837 UK MPs who were granted peerages Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies High Sheriffs of Wiltshire English cricketers English cricketers of 1787 to 1825 Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Peers of the United Kingdom created by Queen Victoria Paul 1