Paul Methuen (diplomat)

For other people named Paul Methuen, see Paul Methuen (disambiguation).

Methuen painted posthumously by Adrien Carpentiers

Sir Paul Methuen PC KB (c. 1672 – 11 April 1757), of Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, was an English diplomat and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1708 and 1747. He was an envoy to Portugal between 1697 and 1708 and later a holder of public offices, particularly in the Royal household.