Baron Poltimore
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baron Poltimore, of Poltimore in the County of Devon, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1831 for Sir George Warwick Bampfylde, 6th Baronet, of Poltimore. The Baronetcy, of Poltimore in the County of Devon, had been created in the Baronetage of England in 1641 for his great-great-great-great-grandfather John Bampfylde, who represented Penryn in the House of Commons. Sir John's brother, Thomas Bampfylde, briefly served as Speaker of the House of Commons in 1659.
[edit] Bampfylde Baronets, of Poltimore (1641)
- Sir John Bampfylde, 1st Baronet (c. 1610-1650)
- Sir Coplestone Bampfylde, 2nd Baronet (c. 1633-1692)
- Sir Coplestone Warwick Bampfylde, 3rd Baronet (c. 1689-1727)
- Sir Richard Warwick Bampfylde, 4th Baronet (1722-1767)
- Sir Charles Warwick Bampfylde, 5th Baronet (1753-1823)
- Sir George Warwick Bampfylde, 6th Baronet (1786-1858) (created Baron Poltimore in 1831)
[edit] Barons Poltimore (1831)
- George Warwick Bampfylde, 1st Baron Poltimore (1786-1858)
- Augustus Frederick George Warwick Bampfylde, 2nd Baron Poltimore (1837-1908)
- Coplestone Richard George Warwick Bampfylde, 3rd Baron Poltimore (1859-1918)
- George Wentworth Warwick Bampfylde, 4th Baron Poltimore (1882-1965)
- Arthur Blackett Warwick Bampfylde, 5th Baron Poltimore (1883-1967)
- Hugh de Burgh Warwick Bampfylde, 6th Baron Poltimore (1888-1978)
- Mark Coplestone Bampfylde, 7th Baron Poltimore (b. 1957)
The Heir Apparent to the barony is the present holder's eldest son, Hon. Henry Anthony Warwick Bampfylde (b. 1985).
