Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton

Born the second son of Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton and Frances Ramsden, Powlett started his career in the Royal Navy.

[1] He served as an ADC to the Earl of Galway in Portugal in 1710, during the closing stages of the War of the Spanish Succession.

[8] He went on to serve as Lieutenant of the Tower of London from 1742 to 1754 and was then sworn a Privy Counsellor in January 1755.

[1] He succeeded his elder brother Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton to the dukedom in 1754.

[1] Powlett married Catherine Parry (d. 25 April 1744), by whom he had four children:[1] The Duke of Bolton's properties included Hackwood Park in Hampshire, Bolton Hall, North Yorkshire, Edington in Wiltshire and Hooke Court in Dorset.