William Pulteney

William Pulteney (1682-1764), Earl of Bath, was an English statesman. In 1705, he entered Parliament zealous in the Whig interest. He was for years the friend and colleague of Walpole, but afterwards, from a slight, became his bitterest enemy and most formidable opponent. He contributed a good deal to his fall, but, unable to take his place, contented himself with a peerage, his popularity being gone.

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