John Yarde-Buller, 1st Baron Churston (12 April 1799 – 4 September 1871) was a

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politician.

Origins

Born John Buller-Yarde-Buller, he was the eldest son of

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(1767–1833) by his wife Elizabeth Holliday, only daughter and sole heiress of John Holliday of

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in the parish of

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Career

In 1833 he inherited his father's

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cy and entered Parliament two years later as Member of Parliament for

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. He held the seat for almost twenty-four years and on his retirement in 1858, was raised to the peerage as Baron Churston, of Churston Ferrers and Lupton, Co. Devon. In 1860, he changed the family name to Yarde-Buller. He served as Lieutenant-Colonel of the

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and became its commanding officer in 1852 when the post of

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was abolished. His son the Hon John Buller Yarde-Buller also served in the regiment and succeeded him in command.''Army List'', various dates.

Marriages and children

Lord Churston married twice: *Firstly on 24 January 1823 to Elizabeth Wilson-Patten (d.1857), a daughter of Thomas Wilson-Patten of Bank Hall in Lancashire,Burke and a sister of

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, by whom he had two children: ** Hon. John Yarde-Buller (1823–1867), a soldier, who predeceased his father; **Hon. Bertha Yarde-Buller (died 1872), who married Sir Massey Lopes, Bt. *Secondly in 1861 he married Caroline Newman (d.1866), 2nd daughter of Sir Robert Newman, 1st Baronet (1776–1848) of

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in Devon.

Death and succession

Lord Churston died in 1871 and his titles passed to his eldest grandson,

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