Vere Poulett

Lieutenant-General The Honourable Vere Poulett (May 1761-15 March 1812), was a British soldier and politician.

Poulett was a younger son of Vere Poulett, 3rd Earl Poulett, and Mary, daughter of Richard Butt.[1] He was returned to parliament for Bridgewater in 1790, a seat he held until 1796 and again between 1806 and 1807.[2]

Poulett married Anne Lucy (née Becher). They had one son and five daughters.[3] One of their daughters, Anne Lucy Poulett, was the wife of George Nugent-Grenville, 2nd Baron Nugent. Poulett died in March 1812, aged 50.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b thepeerage.com Lt.-Gen. Hon. Vere Poulett
  2. ^ leighrayment.com House of Commons: Bradford North to Brightside[usurped]
  3. ^ cracroftspeerage.co.uk Poulett, Earl (E, 1706–1973) Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Alexander Hood
Robert Thornton
 Member of Parliament for Bridgewater
1790–1796
With: John Langston 		Succeeded by
George Pocock
Jeffreys Allen
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
George Pocock
John Hudleston
 Member of Parliament for Bridgewater
1806–1807
With: John Langston 		Succeeded by
William Thornton Astell
George Pocock