He then sat in the Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for Truro from 1792–96. His father succeeded as Marquess of Winchester in 1794, giving Paulet the courtesy title of Earl of Wiltshire. In 1796 he returned to a part-time military life as Lt.-Colonel of the North Hampshire Militia and in 1798 became Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire.
He then held a position in the Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for Truro from 1792–96. Upon his father's elevation to Marquess of Winchester in 1794, Paulet was accorded the courtesy title of Earl of Wiltshire. In 1796 he resumed part-time military service as Lt.-Colonel of the North Hampshire Militia and in 1798 became Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire.