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George Warwick Bampfylde, 1st Baron Poltimore (23 March 1786 – 19 December 1858), of Poltimore, Devon, known from 1823 to 1831 as Sir George Bampfylde, 6th Baronet, was a British peer.
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Origins
Lord Bampfylde was the only son and heir of Sir Charles Bampfylde, 5th Baronet (1753–1823) by his wife Catherine Moore, eldest daughter of Admiral Sir John Moore, 1st Baronet. He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford.
Career
He served as lieutenant-colonel in the 1st Somerset Regiment of Militia, and succeeded to the baronetcy in 1823 after his father was killed by a former servant. Bampfylde served as vice-lieutenant of Devon and in 1831 was raised to the peerage as Baron Poltimore, of Poltimore in the County of Devon.
Marriages and children
Lord Poltimore married twice:
Death and succession
He died in December 1858, aged 72, and was succeeded in his titles by his son born of his second marriage, Augustus Bampfylde, 2nd Baron Poltimore (1837–1908).