Edmund Bastard (politician)
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Edmund Bastard was a British Tory
politician, second son of Colonel William Bastard
of Kitley House, Yealmpton, Devon and his wife born Anne Worsley
He was Member of Parliament
(MP) for Dartmouth
from 1787 to 1812.
Bastard married Jane, daughter of Philemon Pownoll
.
Tory
Toryism is a traditionalist and conservative political philosophy which grew out of the Cavalier faction in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It is a prominent ideology in the politics of the United Kingdom, but also features in parts of The Commonwealth, particularly in Canada...
politician, second son of Colonel William Bastard
John Pollexfen Bastard
John Pollexfen Bastard was a British Tory politician, landowner and colonel of the East Devonshire Militia who lived at Kitley House, Yealmpton, Devon.He married Sarah Bruton about 1780 who died in April 1808...
of Kitley House, Yealmpton, Devon and his wife born Anne Worsley
He was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Dartmouth
Dartmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
Dartmouth, also at some times called Clifton, Dartmouth and Hardness, was a parliamentary borough in Devon which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in 1298 and to the Commons of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom from 1351 until 1832, and then one member from...
from 1787 to 1812.
Bastard married Jane, daughter of Philemon Pownoll
Philemon Pownoll
Philemon Pownoll was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War and the American War of Independence, rising to the rank of post-captain....
.
- Their eldest son, Edmund Pollexfen BastardEdmund Pollexfen BastardEdmund Pollexfen Bastard was a British Tory politician, son of Edmund Bastard and his wife Jane Pownoll. He married Anne Jane Rodney, granddaughter of Admiral Rodney....
, succeeded John Pollexfen BastardJohn Pollexfen BastardJohn Pollexfen Bastard was a British Tory politician, landowner and colonel of the East Devonshire Militia who lived at Kitley House, Yealmpton, Devon.He married Sarah Bruton about 1780 who died in April 1808...
as MP for Devonshire.
- Their second son, JohnJohn Bastard (Royal Navy officer)John Bastard was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and the War of 1812, rising to the rank of post-captain...
succeeded him as member for Dartmouth.