Person:Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet (1)

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Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet
b.Oct 1729
d.30 May 1805
  1. Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet1729 - 1805
m. 10 Nov 1760
  1. Laura Pulteney, 1st Countess of Bath1766 - 1808
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Name Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet
Gender Male
Birth[1] Oct 1729
Marriage 10 Nov 1760 to Frances Pulteney
Death[1] 30 May 1805
Reference Number? Q7529742


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Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet (October 1729 – 30 May 1805), known as William Johnstone until 1767, was a Scottish advocate, landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1768 and 1805. He was reputedly the wealthiest man in Great Britain. He profited from slave plantations in North America, and invested in building developments in Great Britain, including the Pulteney Bridge and other buildings in Bath, buildings on the sea-front at Weymouth in Dorset, and roads in his native Scotland.

He was a patron of architect Robert Adam and civil engineer Thomas Telford.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.