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William Coventry

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Data Last Updated: 7 August 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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Born: c 1676

Died: 18 March 1751

Peerages

5th Earl of Coventry - 25 October 1719

father of Thomas Henry Coventry

father of John Bulkeley Coventry

brother-in-law of Dewey Bulkeley

uncle of Thomas Coventry

Appointments

Elections fought

10 May 1708		Bridport	Whig
12 October 1710		Bridport	Whig
29 August 1713		Bridport	Whig
1 February 1715		Bridport	Whig
1717 Resignation of William Coventry on appointment as Joint Clerk Comptroller of the Green Cloth.
22 April 1717		Bridport	Whig
25 October 1719 Succession of William Coventry to the Peerage - 5th Earl of Coventry