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John Bampfield (c. 1586 – c. 1657)[1] of Poltimore House and North Molton, Devon, England, was a Member of Parliament for Tiverton in Devon (1621) and for the prestigious county seat of Devon (1628-9).
John Bampfield | |
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Member of Parliament for Devon | |
In office 1628-1629 | |
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Succeeded by |
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Member of Parliament for Tiverton | |
In office 1621-1622 | |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1586 England |
Died | c. 1657 (aged 70–71) |
Spouse |
Elizabeth Drake (m. 1602) |
Children | 5+, including John, Francis and Thomas |
Parent |
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Relatives | Richard Bampfield (grandfather) |
Education | Exeter College, Oxford |
Occupation | Politician |
Bampfield was the eldest son and heir of Sir Amias Bampfield (c. 1560 – c. 1626), MP, of Poltimore and North Molton, by his wife Elizabeth Clifton, who was a daughter of Sir John Clifton of Barrington Court, Somerset.
Bampfield matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 13 July 1604, aged 18. He was a law student at the Middle Temple in 1607. In 1621 he was elected a Member of Parliament for Tiverton, Devon. He was elected an MP for Devon in 1628 and sat until 1629, when King Charles I decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.[2] In 1631 he founded almshouses in memory of his late wife. [3]
In 1602 Bampfield married Elizabeth Drake, a daughter of Thomas Drake (d.1605) of Buckland Drake, Devon, and a niece of Admiral Sir Francis Drake (d.1596)[4] of Buckland Abbey, Devon. This was part of a double union in which his sister, Jane Bampfield, married Francis Drake, who was a brother of Elizabeth Drake.[3] Drake and Bampfield then attended Oxford together two years later. [4] By his wife he had children, including:
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