Augustus Frederick George Warwick Bampfylde, 2nd Baron Poltimore (12 April 1837 – 3 May 1908), styled The Honourable Augustus Bampfylde until 1858, of

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and

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in Devon, was a British

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politician. Between 1872 and 1874 he served as

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, under

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Origins

Bampfylde was the son and heir of

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 eldest son and heir of ...

, by his second wife Caroline Buller, daughter of General Frederick William Buller.

Career

Bampfylde succeeded his father in the barony in 1858. He sat on the Liberal benches in the

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and served in the first Liberal administration of

from 1872 to 1874. In 1872, he was sworn of the

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. He was appointed Commanding Officer of the 1st (Exeter and South Devon) Devonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps on 27 September 1865.

Marriage and children

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In 1858 Lord Poltimore married Florence Sara Wilhelmine Brinsley Sheridan (d. February 1909), daughter of

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, MP, of Frampton Court. By her he had children including: *Coplestone Richard George Warwick Bampfylde, 3rd Baron Poltimore (1859–1918)

Poltimore Tiara

Florence, Lady Poltimore, had a diamond tiara made for her by Garrards of London in the 1870s, later known as the ''Poltimore Tiara''. It was sold at auction by the 4th Baron for £5,500. It was made famous after having been worn by

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at her wedding in 1960 in

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, having been purchased for her shortly beforehand. After the Princess's death, it was sold at auction in 2006 at Christie's, by her children, Viscount Linley and

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, for £926,400 ($1,704,576). It can be converted into a necklace and brooches.

Death and burial

He died in May 1908, aged 71.

References

External links

Lord Poltimore at the National Portrait Gallery
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