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Francis Fulford (burgess)
Francis Fulford may refer to: * Francis Fulford (politician) (1583–1664), MP for Devon * Francis Fulford (bishop) (1803–1868), Anglo-Catholic bishop of Montreal * Francis Fulford (landowner) (born 1952), British landowner and television personality {{human name disambiguation, Fulford, Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Fulford (politician)
Sir Francis Fulford (c. 1583 – 1664) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1625. Fulford was the son of Sir Thomas Fulford (1553-1610) of Fulford in the parish of Dunsford, Devon and Ursula Bampfield (died 1639), daughter of Richard Bampfield of Poltimore, and was baptised at the Church of St Mary Major, Exeter on 1 September 1583. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford on 16 February 1599, aged 15 and was a student of Middle Temple in 1601. He was knighted on 26 February 1606. He succeeded his father in 1610, inheriting the family seat of Great Fulford. His parents' effigy in the Fulford Chapel, Dunsford Church still survives. In 1625, he was elected member of parliament for Devon. He served as a Deputy Lieutenant of Dorset by 1640 and was appointed High Sheriff of Dorset for 1642–43. During the English Civil War he was an active royalist and was captured and briefly imprisoned in Devon in early 1643. He maintained a garrison at Great Fulfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Fulford (bishop)
Francis Fulford (3 June 1803 – 9 September 1868) was an Anglican Bishop of Montreal. Origins He was born at Sidmouth in Devon on 3 June 1803, and was baptised at Dunsford, Devon, 14 October 1804. He was the second son of Col. Baldwin Fulford (1775–1847) of Great Fulford in the parish of Dunsford, Devonshire, lord of the manor of Dunsford and an officer in the Inniskillen Dragoons and Lieutenant-Colonel of the Devon Militia, by his wife Anna Maria Adams, eldest daughter of William Adams (1752–1811), MP for Totnes, of Bowden House, Ashprington, near Totnes. The Fulford family is one of the most ancient in Devonshire and in England, and has been resident at Great Fulford since the 12th century. Early life He was educated at Blundell's School in Devon and matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 1 February 1821. He was elected a fellow of his college 30 June 1824, but vacated his fellowship 18 October 1830 following his marriage. Fulford proceeded B.A. in 1827, and M.A. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |