John Paulet, 14th Marquess of Winchester
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.
[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.
Mary Montagu (1828–1868), daughter of Henry Robinson-Montagu, 6th Baron Rokeby, at St James', Westminster.
"The premier marquess"
Winchester as caricatured by Spy ( Leslie Ward ) in Vanity Fair , February 1877
Winchester as caricatured by Spy ( Leslie Ward ) in Vanity Fair , February 1877
