John Poulett, 1st Earl Poulett

John Poulett, 1st Earl Poulett KG (c. 1668 – 28 May 1743) was an English peer.

John, 1st Earl Poulett, (circle of Godfrey Kneller)

Quartered coat of arms of John Poulett, 1st Earl Poulett, KG

Life

Poulett was the son of John Poulett, 3rd Baron Poulett and his second wife, Susan Herbert, daughter of Philip Herbert, 5th Earl of Pembroke. He was the most constant patron of Thomas Gibson, a leading 18th-century artist.

Marriage & children

On 14 April 1702, he married Bridget Bertie, a granddaughter of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey, by whom he had several children:

• John Poulett, 2nd Earl Poulett (1708–1764), eldest son and heir;
• Peregrine Poulett (d. 1752) MP for Bridgwater;
• Vere Poulett, 3rd Earl Poulett (1710–1788);
• Anne Poulett (1711–1785);
• Bridget (1702–1773), m. Pollexfen Bastard; paternal grandparents of John Pollexfen Bastard;
• Catherine Poulett (d. 1758), mother of John Parker, 1st Baron Boringdon (1735–1788), of Saltram, Devon;
• Susannah Poulett (d. 1788);
• Rebecca Poulett (d. 1765).

References

• Lee, Sidney, ed. (1896). "Poulett, John (1663-1743)" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 46. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

Political offices
Preceded by The Duke of Marlborough	Chief Minister of Great Britain First Lord of the Treasury 1710–1711	Succeeded by The Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer
Preceded by The Duke of Buckingham and Normanby	Lord Steward 1711–1714	Succeeded by The Duke of Devonshire
Honorary titles
Preceded by The Earl of Stamford	Lord Lieutenant of Devon 1702–1714	Succeeded by Sir William Courtenay, Bt
	Custos Rotulorum of Devon 1711–1714
Preceded by The Viscount Fitzhardinge	Custos Rotulorum of Somerset 1713–1714	Succeeded by The Earl of Orrery
Peerage of England
New creation	Earl Poulett 1706–1743	Succeeded by John Poulett
Preceded by John Poulett	Baron Poulett (descended by acceleration) 1679–1734