Talk:MPs elected in the British general election, 1754
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[edit] Powlett family
Following a message from Choess I did some more research in the biographical part of The House of Commons 1754-1790.
I have checked the tangled web of the Powlett family: Lord Harry Powlett (1691-1759), brother of the 3rd Duke of Bolton, was re-elected MP for Hampshire in the 1754 general election. On 26 August 1754 he became 4th Duke of Bolton. His son, Sir Charles Powlett K.B. (1718-65), acquired the courtesy title of Marquess of Winchester on his father's succession to the Dukedom. He gave up his previous seat at Lymington, to be elected MP for Hampshire on 25 December 1754 (they must have been dedicated to public service to hold even an uncontested election on Christmas Day). Winchester retained the Hampshire seat until he became 5th Duke of Bolton on 9 October 1759. The 5th Duke's younger brother, Lord Harry Powlett (1720-94), had not contested the 1754 general election. He was elected MP for Lymington in 1755, to replace his brother. Powlett became 6th Duke of Bolton on 5 July 1765. --Gary J 19:15, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
- Ah! How dumb of me! Rayment's list is correct-I just missed noticing that Charles' election was a by-election in December, rather than the general election. And Charles' father was, of course, still Lord Harry Powlett at the time of the general. Sorry to put you to trouble over that. Choess 19:26, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
