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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, London, 1741, p.195, Bampfylde of Poltimore England, was
He was the only son and heir of Sir Coplestone Bampfylde, 3rd Baronet of Poltimore, North Molton and Warleigh in Devon and of Hardington in Somerset, by his wife Gertrude Carew, daughter of Sir John Carew, 3rd Baronet, of Antony in Cornwall. He was baptised in Poltimore in
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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, London, 1741, p.195, Bampfylde of Poltimore England, was Member of Parliament
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for Exeter (1743–47) and for Devonshire
Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, ...
(1747–76).
Origins
He was the only son and heir of Sir Coplestone Bampfylde, 3rd Baronet of Poltimore, North Molton and Warleigh in Devon and of Hardington in Somerset, by his wife Gertrude Carew, daughter of Sir John Carew, 3rd Baronet, of Antony in Cornwall. He was baptised in Poltimore in Devon
Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devo ...
.
Career
In 1727, aged only five, he succeeded his father as 4thbaronet
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. He was educated at New College, Oxford and graduated as Master of Arts
A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Th ...
in 1741.
He was Member of Parliament
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for Exeter from 1743 to 1747 and subsequently for Devonshire
Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, ...
from 1747 until his death in 1776. He was Lieutenant-Colonel
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of the East Devon Militia
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from its formation in 1758 until he resigned in 1771.
Marriage and progeny
On 8 August 1742 in the chapel of Somerset House, London, he married Jane Codrington (d.1789), daughter and heiress of Colonel John Codrington of Charlton House,Wraxall, Somerset
Wraxall is a village in North Somerset, England, about west of Bristol. Until 1811 the parish of the same name also included Nailsea and Flax Bourton. The village is now within the parish of Wraxall and Failand.
History
The origin of the name ...
, by whom he had six sons and seven daughters including:
* Charles Warwick Bampfylde (1751–1751), eldest son who died an infant, buried at Poltimore.
* Sir Charles Bampfylde, 5th Baronet
Sir Charles Warwick Bampfylde, 5th Baronet (23 January 1753 – 19 April 1823) of Poltimore in Devon, was a British politician who served twice as Member of Parliament for Exeter, in 1774–1790 and 1796–1812.
Origins
He was the eldest su ...
(1753–1823), MP, 2nd and eldest surviving son and heir.
* John Codrington Bampfylde (1754–1797),Vivian, p.41 3rd son, the poet.
* Amias Warwick Bampfylde (1757–1834), 4th son.
* Richard Warwick Bampfylde (1769–1834), 5th son, appointed by his father Rector of Poltimore also Rector of Black Torrington
Black Torrington is a village and civil parish in mid Devon, England, situated between the towns of Holsworthy and Hatherleigh. It is located on and named after the River Torridge.
Within the village is a small but well maintained 15th-centu ...
, Devon.
* Charlotte Bampfylde (born 1750), 5th daughter, wife of Abel Moysey (1743–1831) of Hinton Charterhouse, Somerset, MP for Bath (1774–1790).
* Harriet, who married George Daniell, a physician, and was grandmother to George Daniell (medical doctor)
George Warwick Bampfylde Daniell (1864–1937) was medical practitioner and anaesthesiologist who practised in South Africa in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Daniell was the son of the Rev. George Daniell and the grandson of George Daniell, also a ...
Landholdings
In 1741 his seats were Copplestone and Poltimore in Devon and Hardington in Somerset. Histownhouse
A townhouse, townhome, town house, or town home, is a type of terraced housing. A modern townhouse is often one with a small footprint on multiple floors. In a different British usage, the term originally referred to any type of city residence ...
in Exeter was Bampfield House, demolished in World War II.Several of his children were born at Bampfield House (Vivian, p.41)
Death, burial & succession
Bampfylde died on 15 July 1776 and was buried at Poltimore. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest surviving sonSir Charles Bampfylde, 5th Baronet
Sir Charles Warwick Bampfylde, 5th Baronet (23 January 1753 – 19 April 1823) of Poltimore in Devon, was a British politician who served twice as Member of Parliament for Exeter, in 1774–1790 and 1796–1812.
Origins
He was the eldest su ...
(1753–1823).
References
Further reading
*History of Parliament
The History of Parliament is a project to write a complete history of the United Kingdom Parliament and its predecessors, the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of England. The history will principally consist of a prosopography, in ...
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