James Buller (1717–1765)

Arms of Buller: *Sable, on a cross argent quarter pierced of the field four eagles displayed of the first*^[1]

Kings Nympton Park, built as "New Place" by James Buller (1717-1765) between 1746–49 to the design of Francis Cartwright of Blandford in Dorset, based on Marble Hill House in Twickenham, one of the earliest Palladian houses in England built between 1724–29^[2]

James Buller (17 June 1717 – 30 April 1765)^[3] of Morval in Cornwall and of Downes and King's Nympton in Devon, was a Member of Parliament for East Looe in Cornwall (1741-47) and for the County of Cornwall (1748-1765). He was ancestor of the Viscounts Dilhorne and the Barons Churston and built the Palladian mansion Kings Nympton Park in Devon.

Origins

He was the eldest son of John Francis Buller (1695-1751), MP for Saltash 1718-1722, of Morval, Cornwall by his wife Rebecca Trelawney (d.1743), daughter and co-heiress of Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet,^[4] Bishop of Winchester. His younger brothers were the politicians John Buller (1721–1786), MP and Lord of the Admiralty, Francis Buller (1723-1764), MP, and William Buller (1735-1796), Bishop of Exeter.^[4]

Education

He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford.^[3]

Career

Buller was elected MP for East Looe in Cornwall in 1741 and represented that constituency until 1747^[5]^[6] In 1748 he was elected MP for Cornwall, sitting until his death in 1765.^[7]

Marriages and children

Buller married twice:

Firstly on 19 November 1739, to Elizabeth Gould (d.1742), daughter and co-heir of William Gould of Downes near Crediton, Devon, (which thenceforth became the principal Buller seat) and had by her a son:
- James Buller (1740-1772), the father of James Buller (1766–1827), MP.^[3]^[4]
Secondly in 1744 to Lady Jane Bathurst (d.1794), second (or third^[8]) daughter of Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst.^[3] Between 1746–9 he built for her Kings Nympton Park in Devon. By his second wife, he had three sons and three daughters including:^[3]
- John Buller (1745-1793^[9]) (eldest son), of Morval, MP for Exeter 1768-74, Launceston 1774-80, West Looe 1780-2, a Lord of the Treasury. He inherited the estate of Morval from his father.^[8] John married Anne, the sister of Sir William Lemon in 1770 at Mylor, Cornwall.^[10] He was appointed Commissioner of Excise for Great Britain in 1790.^[11]
- Sir Francis Buller, 1st Baronet (3rd son) was a judge and was created a baronet in 1790 and was the ancestor of Baron Churston.^[12]
- Mary Buller, 3rd daughter, wife of James II Templer (1748-1813) of Stover House, Teigngrace, Devon.^[13]

Death

Buller died in 1765.^[14]

Sources

Burke's Landed Gentry, 1937, pp. 277–279, Buller of Downes.
History of Parliament biography [1]

References

^ Burke's Landed Gentry, 1937, p.279, Buller of Downes
^ Pevsner & Cherry, Buildings of England: Devon, London, 2004, p.522
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Sir Lewis Namier & John Brooke, ed. (1985). The House of Commons, 1754-1790. Vol. I. Cambridge: Secker & Warburg. p. 132.
^ ^a ^b ^c Burke, John (1847). John Bernhard Burke (ed.). Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. Vol. I. London: Henry Colburn. p. 157.
^ "BULLER, James (1717-65), of Morval, Cornw. | History of Parliament Online".
^ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, East Looe". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Cornwall". Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 15th Edition, ed. Pirie-Gordon, H., London, 1937, p.2275, Tremayne of Morval
^ "Information about a record on the Cornwall OPC Database". www.cornwall-opc-database.org. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
^ "Information about a record on the Cornwall OPC Database". www.cornwall-opc-database.org. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
^ "BULLER, John (1745-93), of Morval, Cornw. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
^ "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - Buller, Sir Francis, first baronet (1746–1800)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/3914. Retrieved 27 June 2007. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 15th Edition, ed. Pirie-Gordon, H., London, 1937, p.278
^ "ThePeerage - James Buller". Retrieved 15 March 2007.

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Charles Longueville Henry Bilson Legge	Member of Parliament for East Looe 1741 – 1747 With: Francis Gashry	Succeeded by Francis Gashry John Buller
Preceded by Sir Coventry Carew Sir John Molesworth	Member of Parliament for Cornwall 1748–1765 With: Sir John Molesworth 1748–1761 Sir John St Aubyn 1761–1765	Succeeded by Sir John St Aubyn Sir John Molesworth

[1] Burke's Landed Gentry, 1937, p.279, Buller of Downes

[2] Pevsner & Cherry, Buildings of England: Devon, London, 2004, p.522

[Commons-3] Sir Lewis Namier & John Brooke, ed. (1985). The House of Commons, 1754-1790. Vol. I. Cambridge: Secker & Warburg. p. 132.

[Burke-4] Burke, John (1847). John Bernhard Burke (ed.). Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. Vol. I. London: Henry Colburn. p. 157.

[5] "BULLER, James (1717-65), of Morval, Cornw. | History of Parliament Online".

[6] "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, East Looe". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[7] "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Cornwall". Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[Burke_1937-8] Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 15th Edition, ed. Pirie-Gordon, H., London, 1937, p.2275, Tremayne of Morval

[9] "Information about a record on the Cornwall OPC Database". www.cornwall-opc-database.org. Retrieved 17 July 2022.

[10] "Information about a record on the Cornwall OPC Database". www.cornwall-opc-database.org. Retrieved 17 July 2022.

[11] "BULLER, John (1745-93), of Morval, Cornw. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 17 July 2022.

[12] "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - Buller, Sir Francis, first baronet (1746–1800)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/3914. Retrieved 27 June 2007. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[13] Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 15th Edition, ed. Pirie-Gordon, H., London, 1937, p.278

[14] "ThePeerage - James Buller". Retrieved 15 March 2007.

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