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From his opposition faction, Pulteney was in a position to take over the government on three occasions, but failed to do so. When Walpole fell from power in 1742, Pulteney declined two requests by George II to form a government, accepting instead the first Lordship of the Treasury in the 1st Earl of Wilmington's ministry (1742-3) and the earldom of Bath.
William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath ... William Pulteney, Viscount Pulteney; Spouse: Anna Maria Gumley (1714–) Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society; Authority ...
BATH, WILLIAM PULTENEY, 1st Earl of (1684–1764), generally known by the surname of Pulteney, English politician, descended from an ancient family of Leicestershire, was the son of William Pulteney by his first wife, Mary Floyd, and was born in April 1684. The boy was sent to Westminster school,
William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath (22 March 1684 – 7 July 1764) 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 (two days), though most modern sources reckon that he cannot be considered to have held the office.
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Frances was the third daughter of MP and government official Daniel Pulteney and first cousin once removed of William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath. She inherited William’s substantial fortune and estates close to Bath in Somerset after his death in 1764 and that of his younger brother and heir in 1767.
Pulteney, William, 1st earl of Bath (1684–1764) in The Oxford Companion to British History (1 rev) Length: 245 words. Search for: 'Earl of Bath William Pulteney' in Oxford Reference ». (1684–1764).Pulteney was Whig MP for Hedon (1705–34) and Middlesex (1734–42), becoming secretary at war in 1714. He supported Walpole and Townshend in ...
