Henry Powlett, 3rd Baron Bayning
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Henry William Powlett, 3rd Baron Bayning (8 June 1797 – 5 August 1866), styled The Honourable until 1823, was a British
peer and clergyman.
, he was the second son of Charles Townshend, 1st Baron Bayning
, son of William Townshend
and his wife Henrietta Powlett. His mother was Annabella Smith-Powlett, daughter of Reverend Richard Smith and Annabella Powlett. He was educated at Eton College
and when then to St John's College, Cambridge
, graduating with a Master of Arts in 1818.
in 1821. Two years later, he succeeded his elder brother Charles
in the barony and assumed by Royal license the surname of his maternal grandfather William Powlett in lieu of Townshend. He was nominated rural dean of the diocese Norwich
in 1844 and three years thereafter resigned the rectory. Powlett was reappointed to his former post in Honingham
in the county of Norfolk
in 1851, becoming also vicar of East Tudenham.
, in 1842. Their only son, the Hon. Charles William Powlett, predeceased his parents in 1864, unmarried and aged only 19. Powlett died two years later, in August 1866, aged 69. Upon his death the barony became extinct. His wife survived Powlett until 1887.
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peer and clergyman.
Background
Born Henry Townshend in LondonLondon
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, he was the second son of Charles Townshend, 1st Baron Bayning
Charles Townshend, 1st Baron Bayning
Charles Townshend, 1st Baron Bayning PC was a British politician.-Background and education:Bayning was the only son of the Hon. William Townshend, third son of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend. George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, Charles Townshend and Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount...
, son of William Townshend
William Townshend (MP)
The Honourable William Townshend was a British Member of Parliament.Townshend was the third son of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, and his first wife the Hon. Elizabeth Pelham...
and his wife Henrietta Powlett. His mother was Annabella Smith-Powlett, daughter of Reverend Richard Smith and Annabella Powlett. He was educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and when then to St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints....
, graduating with a Master of Arts in 1818.
Career
He was appointed rector of Brome, SuffolkBrome, Suffolk
Brome is a small village in Suffolk, England.Its church, St Mary, is one of 38 existing round-tower churches in Suffolk.-External links:*, a round-tower church...
in 1821. Two years later, he succeeded his elder brother Charles
Charles Powlett, 2nd Baron Bayning
Charles Frederick Powlett, 2nd Baron Bayning , known as the Honourable Charles Townshend from 1797 to 1810, was a British peer and Tory Member of Parliament....
in the barony and assumed by Royal license the surname of his maternal grandfather William Powlett in lieu of Townshend. He was nominated rural dean of the diocese Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
in 1844 and three years thereafter resigned the rectory. Powlett was reappointed to his former post in Honingham
Honingham
Honingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, located to the west of Norwich along the A47 trunk road. It covers an area of and had a population of 342 in 145 households as of the 2001 census....
in the county of Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
in 1851, becoming also vicar of East Tudenham.
Family
Powlett married Emma, only daughter of William Henry FellowesWilliam Henry Fellowes
William Henry Fellowes , of Ramsey Abbey in Huntingdonshire and Haverland Hall in Norfolk, was a British Member of Parliament....
, in 1842. Their only son, the Hon. Charles William Powlett, predeceased his parents in 1864, unmarried and aged only 19. Powlett died two years later, in August 1866, aged 69. Upon his death the barony became extinct. His wife survived Powlett until 1887.