Arthur Champernowne (?1683–1717), of

Dartington Dartington is a village in Devon, England. Its population is 876. The electoral ward of ''Dartington'' includes the surrounding area and had a population of 1,753 at the 2011 census. It is located west of the River Dart, south of Dartington ...

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, was an English politician who sat in the

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from 1715 to 1717. Champernowne was the second son of Arthur Champernowne of Dartington and his second wife Margaret Fowell, a daughter of

Sir John Fowell, 2nd Baronet Sir John Fowell, 2nd Baronet (14 August 1623 – 8 January 1677) of Fowelscombe in the parish of Ugborough in Devon, was thrice elected a Member of Parliament for Ashburton in Devon, between 1659 and 1677. He fought in the Parliamentary arm ...

Fowelscombe Fowelscombe is a historic manor in the parish of UgboroughRisdon, p.179 in Devon, England. The large ancient manor house known as Fowelscombe House survives only as an ivy-covered "romantic ruin" Hoskins, W.G., A New Survey of England: Devon, Lo ...

in the parish of

Ugborough Ugborough () is a village and civil parish in South Hams in the English county of Devon. It lies south of Dartmoor, from the A38 road, near to the town of Ivybridge. The parish, which had a population of 1,884 in 2011, includes a number of se ...

in Devon. Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, pp.164,370 In 1696 he succeeded to the family estate on the death of his elder brother. He matriculated at

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on 2 March 1702, aged 18. He married as his first wife Elizabeth Courtenay daughter of Francis Courtenay of Powderham, Devon. Champernowne was returned unopposed as

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(MP) for

Totnes Totnes ( or ) is a market town and civil parish at the head of the estuary of the River Dart in Devon, England, within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is about west of Paignton, about west-southwest of Torquay and abo ...

at the 1715 general election but died two years later. Champernowne' wife died in 1717 and he died on 27 April 1717 after marrying as his second wife Susannah the twice widowed daughter of

John Kelland John Kelland (c. 1635 – 7 October 1692), of Painsford in the parish of Ashprington in Devon, was a Member of Parliament for Totnes Totnes ( or ) is a market town and civil parish at the head of the estuary of the River Dart in Devon, Engl ...

a previous MP for Totnes. He left two sons and a daughter by his first wife.

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1683 births 1717 deaths People from South Hams (district) Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Totnes British MPs 1715–1722 {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub