Charles Ingoldsby Burroughs-Paulet, 13th Marquess of Winchester PC (27 January 1764 – 29 November 1843) was a British peer and courtier, styled Earl of Wiltshire from 1794 until 1800.

Life

Baptized as Charles Ingoldsby Paulet, he was the eldest son of George Paulet, a courtier, and was educated at Eton and Clare College, Cambridge.[1] In 1774, his father became heir presumptive to some peerages and estates of his third cousin Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton. After graduating from Cambridge, Paulet was commissioned as an ensign into the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards, serving from 1784–86. He then sat in the Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for Truro from 1792–96. His father succeeded as Marquess of Winchester in 1794, giving Paulet the courtesy title of Earl of Wiltshire. In 1796 he returned to a part-time military life as Lt.-Colonel of the North Hampshire Militia and in 1798 became Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire. In 1800 he succeeded his father as Marquess of Winchester.[2]

In 1812, Lord Winchester became Groom of the Stole to George III and continued as such under George IV and up until the death of William IV in 1837.[2] When Queen Victoria came to the throne that year, the office was abolished as to the Sovereign – Prince Albert continued to have one, as did the Prince of Wales until the complete abolition of the office in 1901. On 8 August 1839, he added the name of Burroughs to his own, when he inherited the property of Dame Sarah Salusbury (née Burroughs), under the terms of her will.[2]

Lord Winchester died in 1843 and his titles passed to his eldest son, John.[2]

Family

Paulet married Anne Andrews (daughter of John Andrews of Shotley Hall, near Shotley Bridge) on 31 July 1800[2] and they had seven children:

References

  1. ^ "Paulet (post Burroughs-Paulet), Lord Charles Ingoldsby (PLT781LC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ a b c d e Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1892). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant (U to Z). Vol. 8 (1st ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 176.
Parliament of Great Britain Preceded byWilliam Augustus Spencer BoscawenJames Gordon Member of Parliament for Truro 1792–1796 With: James Gordon Succeeded byJohn Leveson-GowerJohn Lemon Honorary titles Preceded byIn Commission Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire 1798–1800 Succeeded byThe Lord Bolton Court offices Preceded byThe Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham Groom of the Stole 1812–1837 Vacant Peerage of England Preceded byGeorge Paulet Marquess of Winchester 1800–1843 Succeeded byJohn Paulet


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