James Wentworth Buller

James Wentworth Buller
James Wentworth Buller, 1847 drawing
Member of the Great Britain Parliament
for Exeter
In office
1830–1835
Preceded bySamuel Trehawke Kekewich
Lewis William Buck
Succeeded bySir William Follett
Edward Divett
Member of the Great Britain Parliament
for North Devon
In office
1857–1865
Preceded byLewis William Buck
Sir Thomas Acland, 10th Bt
Succeeded bySir Thomas Acland, 11th Bt
Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis
Personal details
Born(1798-10-01)1 October 1798
Died13 March 1865(1865-03-13) (aged 66)

James Wentworth Buller (1 October 1798 – 13 March 1865)[1] of Downes, Crediton, Devon, was a British Whig Member of Parliament for Exeter, in Devon, from 1830 to 1835, and for North Devon from 1857 to 1865.[1][2]

Early life

He was the son of James Buller (1766–1827), Member of Parliament (MP), of Downes, Devon, the grandson of James Buller (1717–1765), MP.[1][3] His mother was Anne Buller, daughter of Bishop William Buller.[1] Educated at Harrow School, he matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford in 1815, graduating B.A. in 1819 and entering Lincoln's Inn that year. In 1820 he became a Fellow of All Souls College.[1][4]

Marriage and children

He married Charlotte Juliana Jane Howard-Molyneux-Howard, daughter of Lord Henry Thomas Howard-Molyneux-Howard and Elizabeth Long, on 5 October 1831. The couple had seven sons and four daughters. The sons included:[1]

References

  1. ↑ Served from 1830-1832
  2. ↑ Served from 1832-1835
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jenkins, Terry. "Buller, James Wentworth (1798-1865), of Downes House, Crediton, Devon; Shillingham, Cornw. and 19 King Street, St. James's, Mdx., History of Parliament Online". historyofparliamentonline.org.
  2. ↑ Stooks Smith, Henry (1973) [1844–1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 70. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
  3. ↑ Namier, Sir Lewis. "Buller, James (1717-65), of Morval, Cornw., History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
  4. ↑ Foster, Joseph (1888–1891). "Buller, James Wentworth" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: James Parker – via Wikisource.
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