William Pulteney, Viscount Pulteney
- William Pulteney, Viscount Pulteney
William Pulteney, Viscount Pulteney (died 12 February 1763) was a British Whig politician, the only son of William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath and his wife Anna Maria Gumley.
He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Old Sarum from 1754 to 1761 and for Westminster from 1761 to 1763. In 1759, he was appointed lieutenant-colonel of the 85th Regiment of Foot. Between 1760 and 1763, Pulteney was Lord of the Bedchamber and between January and February 1763 Aide-de-Camp to King George III.
He died in Madrid, Spain, unmarried and childless and was buried on in Westminster Abbey, London on 21 April 1763.
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