George Bampfylde, 1st Baron Poltimore
George Warwick Bampfylde, 1st Baron Poltimore (23 March 1786 – 19 December 1858), of Poltimore, Devon, known from 1823 to 1831 as Sir George Bampfylde, 6th Baronet, was a British peer.
Origins
Lord Bampfylde was the only son and heir of Sir Charles Bampfylde, 5th Baronet (1753-1823) by his wife Catherine Moore, eldest daughter of Admiral Sir John Moore, 1st Baronet. He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford.
Career
He served as lieutenant-colonel in the 1st Somerset Regiment of Militia,[1] and succeeded to the baronetcy in 1823 after his father was killed by a former servant. Bampfylde served as vice-lieutenant of Devon and in 1831 was raised to the peerage as Baron Poltimore, of Poltimore in the County of Devon.[2]
Marriages & progeny
Lord Poltimore married twice:
- Firstly in 1809 to Emma Penelope Sneyd, daughter of Reverend Ralph Sneyd, Precentor of St Asaph and Chaplain to King George IV,[3] by whom he had a daughter:
- Emma Catherine Bampfylde (1810-1825), who died aged 15.
- Secondly in 1836 to Caroline Buller (d.1863), daughter of General Frederick William Buller of Pelynt, Cornwall,[4] by whom he had progeny:
- Augustus Bampfylde, 2nd Baron Poltimore (1837-1908).
Death & succession
He died in December 1858, aged 72, and was succeeded in his titles by his son born of his second marriage, Augustus Bampfylde, 2nd Baron Poltimore (1837-1908).
Notes
- ↑ A List of the Officers of the Militia of the United Kingdom with an Index by the Great Britain War Office, London 1 August 1809, page 59.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 18846. p. 1834. 9 September 1831.
- ↑ Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitation of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895 , p.41
- ↑ Vivian, p.41
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Bampfylde, 1st Baron Poltimore
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| New creation | Baron Poltimore 1831–1858 |
Succeeded by Augustus Bampfylde |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by Charles Bampfylde |
Baronet (of Poltimore) 1823–1858 |
Succeeded by Augustus Bampfylde |