Augustus Bampfylde, 2nd Baron Poltimore
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Augustus Frederick George Warwick Bampfylde, 2nd Baron Poltimore PC (12 April 1837 - 3 May 1908), styled The Honourable Augustus Bampfylde until 1858, was a British
Liberal
politician. He served as Treasurer of the Household
under William Ewart Gladstone
between 1872 and 1874.
, by his second wife Caroline, daughter of General Frederick William Buller.
and served in the first Liberal administration
of William Ewart Gladstone
as Treasurer of the Household
from 1872 to 1874. In 1872 he was sworn of the Privy Council.
, of Frampton Court, in 1858. He died in May 1908, aged 71, and was succeeded in the barony by his son, Coplestone. Florence, Lady Poltimore had a diamond tiara made for her by Garrards of London in the 1870s, called the Poltimore Tiara. The tiara is best known for being one of the tiaras owned by HRH The Princess Margaret
. Princess Margaret bought the tiara at an auction shortly before her wedding day in 1960. The tiara can be converted into a necklace and brooches. Lady Poltimore died in February 1909.
United Kingdom
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Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician. He served as Treasurer of the Household
Treasurer of the Household
The position of Treasurer of the Household is theoretically held by a household official of the British monarch, under control of the Lord Steward's Department, but is, in fact, a political office held by one of the government's Deputy Chief Whips in the House of Commons...
under William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS was a British Liberal statesman. In a career lasting over sixty years, he served as Prime Minister four separate times , more than any other person. Gladstone was also Britain's oldest Prime Minister, 84 years old when he resigned for the last time...
between 1872 and 1874.
Background
Campfylde was the son of George Bampfylde, 1st Baron PoltimoreGeorge Bampfylde, 1st Baron Poltimore
George Warwick Bampfylde, 1st Baron Poltimore , known as Sir George Bampfylde, Bt, from 1823 to 1831, was a British peer....
, by his second wife Caroline, daughter of General Frederick William Buller.
Political career
Bampfylde succeeded his father in the barony in 1858. He sat on the Liberal benches in the House of LordsHouse of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
and served in the first Liberal administration
Liberal Government 1868-1874
The Conservative government under Benjamin Disraeli had been defeated at the General Election, so in December 1868 the victorious William Gladstone formed his first government. He introduced reforms in the Army , the legal system and the Civil Service, and disestablished the Church of Ireland...
of William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS was a British Liberal statesman. In a career lasting over sixty years, he served as Prime Minister four separate times , more than any other person. Gladstone was also Britain's oldest Prime Minister, 84 years old when he resigned for the last time...
as Treasurer of the Household
Treasurer of the Household
The position of Treasurer of the Household is theoretically held by a household official of the British monarch, under control of the Lord Steward's Department, but is, in fact, a political office held by one of the government's Deputy Chief Whips in the House of Commons...
from 1872 to 1874. In 1872 he was sworn of the Privy Council.
Family
Lord Poltimore married Florence Sara Wilhelmine Brinsley Sheridan, daughter of Richard Brinsley SheridanRichard Brinsley Sheridan (MP)
Richard Brinsley Sheridan was an English Whig politician.Richard Brinsley Sheridan was the eldest son of Thomas Sheridan, colonial treasurer in the Cape of Good Hope and the novelist Caroline Henrietta Callander of Craigforth, and grandson of his namesake the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan...
, of Frampton Court, in 1858. He died in May 1908, aged 71, and was succeeded in the barony by his son, Coplestone. Florence, Lady Poltimore had a diamond tiara made for her by Garrards of London in the 1870s, called the Poltimore Tiara. The tiara is best known for being one of the tiaras owned by HRH The Princess Margaret
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon was the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II and the younger daughter of King George VI....
. Princess Margaret bought the tiara at an auction shortly before her wedding day in 1960. The tiara can be converted into a necklace and brooches. Lady Poltimore died in February 1909.