John Paulet, 14th Marquess of Winchester
Winchester as caricatured by Spy (Leslie Ward) in Vanity Fair, February 1877
John Paulet, 14th Marquess of Winchester (3 June 1801 – 4 July 1887), styled Earl of Wiltshire until 1843, was a British peer and soldier.
Born at Amport House in 1801 as the eldest son of the 13th Marquess of Winchester, he was educated at Eton.[1] On 10 April 1817, he was commissioned a cornet in the 10th Light Dragoons,[2] bought a lieutenancy on 16 November 1820,[3] and a captaincy in the 35th Regiment of Foot on 12 June 1823.[4] He exchanged into the 8th Hussars the same year. On 9 June 1826, he bought a majority in the regiment (Lord Brudenell, later Lord Cardigan, got his captaincy),[5] and purchased an unattached lieutenant-colonelcy of infantry on 30 December 1826.[6] On 14 April 1837, he exchanged from unattached half-pay to replace Lord Bingham (later Lord Lucan) as lieutenant-colonel of the 17th Lancers, and then retired from the Army the next day.[7] On 29 June 1842, he was appointed colonel of the North Hampshire Militia[8] after the death of Lord Rodney, much to the chagrin of the regimental lieutenant-colonel, Peter Hawker, who aspired to the post.[9]
Paulet succeeded his father as Marquess of Winchester in 1843. He was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Hampshire on 31 March 1847,[10] and succeeded the Duke of Wellington as Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire in 1852.[1]
On 29 November 1855, Winchester married Hon. Mary Montagu (1828–1868), daughter of Henry Robinson-Montagu, 6th Baron Rokeby, at St James', Westminster. He died on 4 July 1887 and was succeeded by his eldest son Augustus.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1892). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant (U to Z). 8 (1st ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 176.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 17247. p. 1057. 3 May 1817.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 17654. p. 2192. 25 November 1820.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 17933. p. 1013. 21 June 1823.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 18256. p. 1397. 10 June 1826.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 18326. p. 132. 19 April 1827.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 19484. p. 978. 14 April 1837.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 20118. p. 1870. 8 July 1842.
- ↑ Hawker, Peter (1893). The Diary of Colonel Peter Hawker, 1802-1853. 2. London: Longmans, Green & Co. p. 230.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 20726. p. 1491. 23 April 1847.
| Honorary titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Duke of Wellington |
Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire 1852–1887 |
Succeeded by The Earl of Carnarvon |
| Peerage of England | ||
| Preceded by Charles Paulet |
Marquess of Winchester 1843–1887 |
Succeeded by Augustus Paulet |