Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton

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Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton PC (24 July 1691 – 9 October 1759) was a British nobleman and Whig politician, the second son of Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton and Frances Ramsden. He was known until 1754 as Lord Harry Powlett.

During the close of the War of the Spanish Succession, he served as an ADC to the Earl of Galway in Portugal, in 1710.

He married Catherine Parry (d. 25 April 1744), by whom he had four children:

• Charles Powlett, 5th Duke of Bolton (d. 1765)
• Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton (1720–1794)
• Lady Henrietta Powlett (d. 22 December 1753), married on 12 July 1741 Robert Colebrooke of Chilham Castle (d. 1784), no issue
• Lady Catherine Powlett (d. 1775), married first William Ashe, second in 1734 Adam Drummond of Megginch (d. 1786), without issue by him.

From 1733 until 1742, he was a Lord of the Admiralty.

He was sworn a Privy Counsellor in 1755.

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• Paulet genealogy

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by John Hopkins Sir William Pendarves	Member of Parliament for St Ives with Sir John Hobart, Bt 1715–1722	Succeeded by Sir John Hobart, Bt Henry Knollys
Preceded by George Pitt Lord Nassau Powlett	Member of Parliament for Hampshire with Lord Nassau Powlett 1722–1727 Sir John Cope, Bt 1727–1734 Edward Lisle 1734–1741 Paulet St John 1741–1747 Francis Whithead 1747–1751 Alexander Thistlethwayte1751–1754 1722–1754	Succeeded by Alexander Thistlethwayte Marquess of Winchester
Honorary Titles
Preceded by Unknown	Lieutenant of the Tower of London 1742–1754	Succeeded by Marquess of Winchester
Preceded by The Duke of Bolton	Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan 1754–1755	Succeeded by The Earl of Plymouth
	Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire 1754–1758	Succeeded by Marquess of Winchester
	Vice-Admiral of Dorset and Hampshire 1755–1759
Peerage of England
Preceded by Charles Powlett	Duke of Bolton 1754–1759	Succeeded by Charles Powlett