George Warwick Bampfylde, 1st Baron Poltimore (23 March 1786 – 19 December 1858), of

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, 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

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(1753–1823) by his wife Catherine Moore, eldest daughter of Admiral

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. He was educated at

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Career

He served as lieutenant-colonel in the 1st Somerset Regiment of Militia, and succeeded to the baronetcy in 1823 after his father was killed by a former servant. Bampfylde served as vice-lieutenant of

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and in 1831 was raised to the peerage as Baron Poltimore, of Poltimore in the County of Devon.

Marriages and children

Lord Poltimore married twice: *Firstly in 1809 to Emma Penelope Sneyd, daughter of Reverend Ralph Sneyd, Precentor of St Asaph and Chaplain to King George IV, by whom he had a daughter: **Emma Catherine Bampfylde (1810–1825), who died aged 15. *Secondly in 1836 to Caroline Buller (died 1863), daughter of General Frederick William Buller of Pelynt, Cornwall,Vivian, p. 41 by whom he had children: ** Augustus Bampfylde, 2nd Baron Poltimore (1837–1908).

Death and succession

He died in December 1858, aged 72, and was succeeded in his titles by his son born of his second marriage, Augustus Bampfylde, 2nd Baron Poltimore (1837–1908).

Notes

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, *

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Poltimore, George Bampfylde, 1st Baron 1786 births 1858 deaths 1 Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford

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