Paul
Cobb
Methuen
Born in Corsham, Wiltshire, England
Ancestors 
Son of Paul Methuen MP
and Christian (Cobb) Methuen
Brother of
Christian (Methuen) Irby
Husband of
Matilda (Gooch) Methuen
— married
20 Apr 1776 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Gertrude Grace Methuen, Paul Methuen, Thomas Anthony Methuen, Matilda (Methuen) Grey, Catherine Matilda (Methuen) Plumptre and Cecilia Penelope (Methuen) Noel
Died
at age 64
in Corsham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Sep 2015
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Biography
Paul Methuen was a member of the aristocracy in England.
Paul Cobb was the eldest son of Paul Methuen, of Corsham, Wilshire and Catherine née Cobb and educated at University College, Oxford (1769). He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Great Bedwyn from 1781 to 1784 and was appointed High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 1780–81.
He married Matilda, the daughter of Sir Thomas Gooch, 3rd Baronet of Benacre, Suffolk and had four sons, including Paul Methuen, later 1st Baron Methuen, and four daughters.[1] Children of Paul Cobb Methuen and Matilda Gooch:
- Gertrude Grace Methuen, d. 1 May 1817
- Matilda Methuen, d. 27 Apr 1831
- Paul Methuen, 1st Baron Methuen of Corsham, b. 21 Jun 1779, d. 11 Sep 1849
- Reverend Thomas Anthony Methuen, b. 23 May 1781, d. 15 Jun 1869
- Catherine Methuen, b. c 1788, d. 2 Dec 1886
- Charles Lucas Methuen, b. 11 Jun 1791, d. 1826
- Reverend John Andrew Methuen, b. 25 Aug 1794, d. 19 Jun 1869
- Cecilia Penelope Methuen, b. c 1798, d. 27 Jun 1885
He died on 14 September 1816 at age 64 in Corsham, Wiltshire, England.[2]
Sources
- ↑ The Peerage http://thepeerage.com/p3846.htm#i38454
- ↑ Added by Des Lynch on 22 October 2019
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