William Henry Granville, 3rd Earl of Bath (30 January 1692 – 17 May 1711) was an English peer, styled Viscount Lansdown from August to September 1701. He inherited the earldom of Bath

Earl of Bath

Earl of Bath was a title that was created five times in British history, three times in the Peerage of England, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once Peerage of the United Kingdom...

 after his father, Charles Granville, 2nd Earl of Bath

Charles Granville, 2nd Earl of Bath

Charles Granville, 2nd Earl of Bath was an English soldier, politician, diplomat, courtier and peer....

, committed suicide, allegedly because of the debts he had inherited.

Henry died of smallpox in 1711, and the title of Earl of Bath

Earl of Bath

Earl of Bath was a title that was created five times in British history, three times in the Peerage of England, once in the Peerage of Great Britain and once Peerage of the United Kingdom...

 became extinct.
In 1742, the title was given to William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath

William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath

William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, PC was an English politician, a Whig, created the first Earl of Bath in 1742 by King George II; he is sometimes stated to have been Prime Minister, for the shortest term ever , though most modern sources reckon that he cannot be considered to have held the...

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