William Pulteney (1624–1691)
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Sir William Pulteney was an English Member of Parliament
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He represented Westminster
from February 1679 to March 1681 and then from January 1689 until his death.
His children included:
Member of Parliament
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He represented Westminster
Westminster (UK Parliament constituency)
Westminster was a parliamentary constituency in the Parliament of England to 1707, the Parliament of Great Britain 1707-1800 and the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801. It returned two members to 1885 and one thereafter....
from February 1679 to March 1681 and then from January 1689 until his death.
His children included:
- Colonel William Pulteney (died 1715), father of William Pulteney, 1st Earl of BathWilliam Pulteney, 1st Earl of BathWilliam 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...
and Harry PulteneyHarry PulteneyGeneral Harry Pulteney was an English soldier and Member of Parliament.He was the younger son of Colonel William Pulteney, of Misterton in Leicestershire, and Mary Floyd... - John PulteneyJohn PulteneyJohn Pulteney was an English Member of Parliament.He was first elected for Hastings on 25 October 1695, and sat until the general election of 1710. He also served as a Commissioner of the Board of Customs....
(died 1726), father of Daniel PulteneyDaniel PulteneyDaniel Pulteney was an English government official and Member of Parliament.Pulteney was the son of John Pulteney , MP for Hastings and Commissioner of Customs, and Lucy Colville. He studied at Christ Church, Oxford, matriculating in 1699.He was one of the Commissioners for Trade and Plantations...
and grandfather of Laura Pulteney, 1st Countess of BathLaura Pulteney, 1st Countess of BathLaura Pulteney, 1st Countess of Bath was a British peeress and heiress.-Early life:... - Anne Pulteney (died 1746), who married Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of ClevelandCharles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of ClevelandCharles Palmer, later FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland, 1st Duke of Southampton, Chief Butler of England , styled Baron Limerick before 1670 and Earl of Southampton between 1670 and 1675, was the eldest son of Barbara Palmer, Countess of Castlemaine and the illegitimate son of King...
; their great-grandson William Vane, 1st Duke of ClevelandWilliam Vane, 1st Duke of ClevelandWilliam Henry Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland, KG was a British peer.He was born in 1766, the son of the 2nd Earl of Darlington, and was baptised at the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace...
was the eventual heir to the Pulteney estates in Bath.