William Coventry, 5th Earl of Coventry

[2] Coventry was returned unopposed as Whig Member of Parliament for Bridport at the 1708 British general election.

He voted for the amendment to the South Sea bill on 25 May 1711 and for the motion for ‘No Peace Without Spain’ on 7 December.

[2] Coventry was returned again as MP for Bridport at the 1715 British general election.

[3] In 1724 he was successfully sued by Anne Coventry, the widow of the fourth earl, for her inheritance.

His third son was John Bulkeley Coventry, who succeeded George as MP for Worcestershire.

His daughter married George Richards who was Member of Parliament for Bridport from 1741 to 1746.