Henry William Montagu Paulet, 16th Marquess of Winchester (30 October 1862 – 28 June 1962), known as Lord Henry Paulet until 1899, was an English peer, landowner, soldier, sportsman, politician and businessman.
After a youth spent largely in travelling and hunting, he became Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire and Chairman of Hampshire County Council, then served in the Hampshire Regiment and the Rifle Brigade during the First World War. In the 1920s he was associated in business with Clarence Hatry, which led to his bankruptcy in 1930. When he died in Monte Carlo at the age of 99 he was the oldest-ever member of the House of Lords.
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Early life
Paulet was born at 16, Grafton Street, Mayfair, the third child and second son of the 14th Marquess by his marriage to Hon. Mary Montagu, a daughter of Henry Montagu, 6th Baron Rokeby. His mother died suddenly, age 40, when he was 5. He had an elder brother, Augustus, Earl of Wiltshire (later the 15th Marquess of Winchester, 1858–1899), and elder sister, Lady Lilian Mary (1859–1952), who married Randolph Wemyss.
He was educated at Burney's Royal Naval Academy, Gosport, before travelling widely, hunting big game in the Rocky Mountains and visiting India, Ceylon, China and Japan. In 1891, he went to South Africa, where he became a friend and hunting companion of Cecil Rhodes.