Anthony Paulet was Governor of the Isle of Jersey from 1588 until his death in 1600.

Born at Hinton St George

Hinton St George

Hinton St George is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated outside of Crewkerne, south west of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 404....

, Somerset

Somerset

The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...

 to Sir Amyas Paulet (c1533-1588) and his wife Margaret Hervey, Anthony accompanied his father to Paris where Amyas was Ambassador.

In 1579, Amyas took into his household a tutor, Jean Hotman

Jean Hotman, Marquis de Villers-St-Paul

Jean Hotman, Marquis de Villers-St-Paul was a French diplomat. Although he came from a Calvinist family, who had been exiled during the Wars of Religion, Jean, through cultivating connections with Henry IV eventually was restored to a portion of his patrimony.-Early life:Hotman was the eldest son...

 (1552–1636), son of the famous author and professor of law Francis Hotman, to instruct his two sons Anthony and the slightly younger George. When Amias was recalled in November of that year, Jean accompanied the family back to England where Jean, Anthony and George settled at Oxford

Oxford

The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...

.

Anthony married Catherine, daughter of Henry Norris, 1st Baron Norreys

Henry Norris, 1st Baron Norreys

Henry Norris , Baron Norris belonged to an old Berkshire family, many members of which had held positions at the English court. He was the son of Sir Henry Norreys, who was beheaded for his supposed adultery with Queen Anne Boleyn, and Mary Fiennes Henry Norris (or Norreys), Baron Norris (15257...

, in 1583 and three children quickly followed. He took an M.A.

Master of Arts (Oxbridge)

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 and eventually succeeded his father as Governor of Jersey.

He held the manor of East Lydford. Anthony died 22 Jul 1600 and is buried at the Church of St George, Hinton St George

Church of St George, Hinton St George

The Church of St George in Hinton St George, Somerset, England includes 13th-century work by masons of Wells Cathedral, and has been designated as a Grade I listed building....

. His one son John

John Poulett, 1st Baron Poulett

John Poulett, 1st Baron Poulett, was an English sailor and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1610 and 1621 and was later raised to the peerage....

 (b abt 1585) became First Baron Poulett of Hinton St George

Earl Poulett

Earl Poulett was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1706 for John Poulett, 4th Baron Poulett. The Poulett family descended from Sir Anthony Poulett, who served as Governor of Jersey and as Captain of the Guard to Queen Elizabeth I. His eldest son Sir John Poulett represented...

in 1627.