George Poulett, 8th Earl Poulett
George Amias FitzWarrine Poulett, 8th Earl Poulett (23 June 1909 – 1 March 1973) was an English peer and landowner, a member of the House of Lords for more than forty years, and the last Earl Poulett.
Educated at Eton, he lived at Hinton House, Hinton St George, Somerset, the centre of a large estate inherited from his father, William Poulett, 7th Earl Poulett, in 1918.
His mother was the former Sylvia Storey, a Gaiety girl.
He was a pupil apprentice as a mechanical engineer at the GWR Locomotive Works, Swindon, and at the Signal Factory, Reading.
In 1940–41 he was technical assistant to the chief mechanical engineer at Woolwich Arsenal, then from 1941 to 1943 an assistant to the Director of Ordnance Factories (Small Arms).
He became an Associate of the Institute of Railway Signal Engineers and of the Institute of British Engineers.
In 1935, he married Oriel Ross, and they were divorced in 1941; in 1941, he married secondly
Lorraine Lawrence, of Svendborg, Denmark, but
she died in 1961; in 1968, he married thirdly Margaret Christine Ball.
He had no children.
In 1968 he sold the Hinton estate and settled with his last wife in Jersey, Channel Islands.
On his death in 1973, all his titles became extinct.
John Poulett, 4th Earl Poulett
John Poulett, 4th Earl Poulett KT( 3 April 1756 – 14 January 1819), styled Viscount Hinton between 1764 and 1788, was a British peer and militia officer.
Poulett was the son of Vere Poulett, 3rd Earl Poulett, by Mary Butt, daughter of Richard Butt, of Arlington, Gloucestershire.
From 4 August 1778 until April 1803, he was colonel of the East Devon Militia, which was in active service in the Army in 1779.
He succeeded his father in the earldom in 1788.
In 1792 he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Somerset, a post he held until his death.
He was also a Recorder of Bridgwater.
The East Devon Militia was again embodied, under his colonelcy, for active service in March 1794, and he was also commissioned colonel of the Somersetshire Fencible Cavalry.
On 30 May, he was invested a Knight of the Thistle.
He was appointed a Lord of the Bedchamber to George III on 19 November 1795, an office he held until his death.
Poulett was commissioned colonel of the 1st( East) Somersetshire Militia and the East Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry on 17 September 1803.
Lord Poulett married firstly Sophia Pocock, daughter of Admiral Sir George Pocock, in 1782.
They had ten children, including Vice- Admiral the Honourable George Poulett, father of William Poulett, 6th Earl Poulett.
One daughter, Lady Sophia Poulett was the wife of Henry Vane, 2nd Duke of Cleveland, while another daughter, Lady Mary Poulett, was the second wife of Lord Charles Somerset.
After Sophia's death in January
1811 Poulett married secondly Margaret Burges, daughter of Ynyr Burges and widow of Sir John Smith- Burges, 1st Baronet, in 1816.
He died in January 1819, aged 62, and was succeeded in the earldom by his eldest son, John.
The Countess Poulett died at Brighton in May 1838.
John Poulett, 1st Earl Poulett
John Poulett, 1st Earl Poulett KG( c. 1668 – 28 May 1743) was an English peer.
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William Poulett, 7th Earl Poulett
William John Lydston Poulett, 7th Earl Poulett (11 September 1883 – 11 July 1918) was an English peer and British Army officer.
Educated at Cheltenham College and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, he was the son of William Poulett, 6th Earl Poulett, by his third wife, Rosa, a daughter of Alfred Hugh de Melville.
He was known by the courtesy title of Viscount Hinton until on the death of his father in 1899 he inherited the Earldom of Poulett and an estate at Hinton St George, Somerset, centering on Hinton House.
However, the inheritance of the Earldom was disputed by William Turnour Thomas Poulett, a son of his father's first wife, whom the 6th Earl believed had been fathered by another man.
On 27 July 1903, on a report from the Committee of Privileges, the House of Lords determined the dispute in favour of Poulett, as the undisputed son of the 6th Earl.
In 1908, Poulett married Sylvia Lilian Storey, the daughter of Fred Storey, an actor, dancer, and scene-painter.
The bride was herself an actress and Gaiety girl.
They had one son George Amias FitzWarrine Poullet, Viscount Hinton (1909–1973), and one daughter, Lady Bridget Elizabeth Felicia Henrietta Augusta Poulett (1912–1975).
Poulett was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant into the Royal Welch Fusiliers and transferred to the Royal Horse Artillery.
He died on 11 July 1918 of Spanish influenza and was succeeded by his eight-year-old son and heir, George Poulett, Viscount Hinton.
After his death, his widow became engaged to Major Percy Howard Hansen, but the marriage never took place, which was thought to be because of the financial consequences for the Countess.
However, she had a daughter with Hansen, Phoebe Amie Sybil Poulett (born 1922), who died unmarried in 1948.
John Poulett, 5th Earl Poulett
John Poulett, 5th Earl Poulett( 5 July 1783 – 1864), styled Viscount Hinton from 1788 to 1819, was an English peer and militia officer.
Educated at Harrow and Brasenose College, Oxford, Hinton was commissioned a captain in the 1st( East) Somersetshire Militia in 1801.
His father was made colonel of that regiment in 1803, and on 20 September 1804, Hinton himself became colonel of the 2nd( West) Somersetshire Militia, and was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Somerset on 10 January 1805.
Upon the death of his father in January 1819, he succeeded to the title of Earl Poulett, and also succeeded his father as colonel of the 1st( East) Somersetshire Militia.
He commanded the regiment until 1852, when he was succeeded by his son Vere Poulett, Viscount Hinton.
Poulett married Frances Charlotte, daughter of Henry Berkeley Portman, on 21 August 1820, by whom he had three sons, all of whom predeceased him:
He was succeeded in the peerage by his nephew, William Henry Poulett( 1827 – 1899), who was the third son of his younger brother, Admiral the Hon. George Poulett.
Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
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The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
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Vere Poulett, 3rd Earl Poulett
Vere Poulett, 3rd Earl Poulett( 18 May 1710 – 14 April 1788), styled The Honourable Vere Poulett until 1764, was an English peer.
Poulett was the son of John Poulett, 1st Earl Poulett, and Bridget Bertie, daughter of Peregrine Bertie.
He was the brother of John Poulett, 2nd Earl Poulett, Peregrine Poulett and Anne Poulett, and was educated at Taunton Grammar School.
He was returned to parliament for Bridgwater in 1741, a seat he held until 1747.
He succeeded his elder brother in the earldom in 1764.
In 1771 he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Devon, which he remained until his death.
Lord Poulett married Mary Butt, daughter of Richard Butt, of Arlington, Gloucestershire.
Their younger son the Honourable Vere Poulett was a soldier and politician.
Lord Poulett died in April 1788, aged 77, and was succeeded in the earldom by his elder son, John.
The Countess Poulett died in April 1819.
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The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.

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