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Sir Charles Warwick Bampfylde, 5th Baronet (23 January 1753 – 19 April 1823) of
He was the eldest surviving son of
On 9 February 1776, at St James's Church, Piccadilly, he married Catharine Moore, eldest daughter of Admiral Sir John Moore, 1st Baronet, by whom he had two sons and a daughter:
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Sir Charles Warwick Bampfylde, 5th Baronet (23 January 1753 – 19 April 1823) of Poltimore
Poltimore is a village, civil parish and former manor in the East Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. It lies approximately northeast of Exeter. The parish consisted of 122 households and a population of 297 people during the 2 ...
in Devon, was a British politician
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who served twice as Member of Parliament for Exeter
Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol.
In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal comm ...
, in 1774–1790 and 1796–1812.
Origins
He was the eldest surviving son of Sir Richard Bampfylde, 4th Baronet
Sir Richard Warwick Bampfylde, 4th Baronet (21 November 1722 – 15 July 1776) of Poltimore, North Molton, Warleigh, Tamerton Foliot and Copplestone in Devon and of Hardington in Somerset,Wotton, Thomas, The English Baronetage, Vol 2, Londo ...
by his wife Jane Codrington (d. 1789), daughter and heiress of Colonel John Codrington of Charlton House, Wraxall, Somerset, near Bristol. He was baptised at St Augustine the Less Church, Bristol in Gloucestershire.
Career
Bampfylde was educated atNew College, Oxford
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and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Civil Law (DCL). In 1776, he succeeded his father as baronet. He was High Sheriff of Somerset for 1820–21 after the death in office of Gerard Berkeley Napier.
Between 1774 and 1790 Bampfylde sat as Member of Parliament for Exeter
Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol.
In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal comm ...
. From 1796 he represented the constituency in the Parliament of Great Britain
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until the Act of Union in 1801, then in the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1812.
Marriage and progeny
On 9 February 1776, at St James's Church, Piccadilly, he married Catharine Moore, eldest daughter of Admiral Sir John Moore, 1st Baronet, by whom he had two sons and a daughter:
*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 ...
(1786–1858), eldest son and heir, in 1831 elevated to the peerage
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Peerages include:
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as Baron Poltimore.
*Rev. Charles Bampfylde, a priest.
*Louisa Bampfylde, wife of Lieutenant Edward Wells, Royal Navy.Vivian, p.41
Murder attempt and death
On 7 April 1823 a shot was fired at Bampfylde in front of his house at Montagu Square in London by a jealous ex-servant, whose wife was still working in Bampfylde's household. After he had seen his shot hitting Bampfylde, the man killed himself with a second pistol. Bampfylde survived, but died two weeks later. An autopsy showed that the shot itself had passed the lungs and had come to a stillstand between the ribs, however that with the bullet also a little piece of his braces had entered the body and had effected a deadlygangrene
Gangrene is a type of tissue death caused by a lack of blood supply. Symptoms may include a change in skin color to red or black, numbness, swelling, pain, skin breakdown, and coolness. The feet and hands are most commonly affected. If the ga ...
. Bampfylde was buried at Hardington in Somerset.
Succession
His elder sonGeorge 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 ...
succeeded to the baronetcy and was later elevated to the peerage as Baron Poltimore.
References
External links
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