Background
George was the eighth and youngest son of Norton Paulet, or Powlett (d 1741), of Amport. Norton was the grandson of Lord Henry Paulet, of Amport, and the great-grandson of William Paulet, 4th Marquess of Winchester.
George was the eighth and youngest son of Norton Paulet, or Powlett (d 1741), of Amport. Norton was the grandson of Lord Henry Paulet, of Amport, and the great-grandson of William Paulet, 4th Marquess of Winchester.
Paulet held a series of court posts. On 29 October 1750, he was appointed an Extra Gentleman Usher Daily Waiter to Frederick, Prince of Wales, and served until the Prince"s death in 1751. From 1758 to 1772, he was a Gentleman Usher Quarterly Waiter to Frederick"s widow, Augusta, Dowager Princess of Wales.
In 1761, Paulet was appointed High Sheriff of Hampshire.
Charles Paulet, 13th Marquess of Winchester (1764–1843)
V-Admiral. Lord Henry Paulet (1767–1832)
Sir Joseph Sidney Yorke, having issue by the second marriage only
At the time, his only surviving brother, William, a naval officer, was heir presumptive to the Duke"s marquessate of Winchester, although the Duke had taken a second wife in April of that year.
Later in 1765, Paulet was appointed Groom Porter to King George III on 23 December 1765, holding the office until it was abolished on 14 November 1782. In 1793, Paulet was the first commissioner for the Lord-Lieutenancy of Hampshire, formerly held by the Duke of Bolton, and in the following year, succeeded as Marquess of Winchester upon the Duke"s death (the dukedom becoming extinct).
12th Parliament of Great Britain. 13th Parliament of Great Britain.
