Lieutenant-General The Honourable Vere Poulett (May 1761-15 March 1812), was a British soldier and politician.
Poulett was a younger son of Vere Poulett, 3rd Earl Poulett, and Mary, daughter of Richard Butt. [1] He was returned to parliament for Bridgewater in 1790, a seat he held until 1796 and again between 1806 and 1807. [2]
Poulett married Anne Lucy (née Becher). They had one son and five daughters. [3] One of their daughters, Anne Lucy Poulett, was the wife of George Nugent-Grenville, 2nd Baron Nugent. Poulett died in March 1812, aged 50. [1]
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