Sir John Bampfylde, 1st Baronet (c. 1610 – April 1650) was an English

England

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 politician and lawyer.

Bampfylde was the third son of John Bampfield

John Bampfield

John Bampfield was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1629....

 of Poltimore House

Poltimore House

Poltimore House is a sixteenth century listed Grade II* manor house just outside Exeter, Devon and originally the Bampfylde family seat. It was a finalist in the first series of BBC Television's Restoration series in 2003.-Visiting:...

 and his wife Elizabeth Drake, daughter of Thomas Drake. He matriculated at Wadham College, Oxford

Wadham College, Oxford

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 on 30 October 1629, aged 19 and was a student of Middle Temple

Middle Temple

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 in 1630.

In November 1640, Bampfylde was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Penryn

Penryn (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in the Long Parliament

Long Parliament

The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...

. In the English Civil War

English Civil War

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, Bampfylde firstly showed himself allied with the Royalists

Cavalier

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, for which he was created a Baronet, of Poltimore, in the County of Devon by Charles I of England

Charles I of England

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 on 14 July 1641, but tended then finally to the Parliamentarian

Roundhead

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 side. He sat in the Long Parliament until 1648 when he was secluded under Pride's Purge

Pride's Purge

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Bampfylde married Gertrude Coplestone, daughter of Amyan Coplestone on 3 May 1637. They had thirteen children, eight daughters and five sons. Bampfylde was buried at Poltimore in Devon

Devon

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  and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his oldest son Coplestone

Sir Coplestone Bampfylde, 2nd Baronet

Sir Coplestone Bampfylde, 2nd Baronet DL, JP was an English politician and magistrate.-Background:He was the oldest son of Sir John Bampfylde, 1st Baronet and his wife Gertrude Coplestone, daughter of Amyan Coplestone. His brother-in-law was Sir William Morice, 1st Baronet...

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Over the 17th century the family's surname changed from Baumfield over Bamfield to Bampfylde.