Edmund Bastard (politician)
Edmund Bastard (1758–1816) of Sharpham, Ashprington, Devon, was a British Tory politician. He was the second son of Colonel William Bastard of Kitley House, Yealmpton, Devon by his wife Anne Worsley.
He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Dartmouth from 1787 to 1812.
On 1 July 1783 Bastard married Jane Pownoll (died 1822), daughter and heiress of Captain Philemon Pownoll (died 1780), Royal Navy, the builder of Sharpham House, by whom he had children including his eldest son and heir, Edmund Pollexfen Bastard (1784–1838), who succeeded John Pollexfen Bastard as MP for Devonshire; and second son, Captain John Bastard (died 1835), Royal Navy, of Sharpham, who succeeded his father as member for Dartmouth.
Disambiguation
John Pollexfen Bastard—John Bastard RN and Edmund Pollexfen Bastard—Edmund Bastard
| William Bastard 1727-1782 | Anne Worsley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Pollexfen Bastard 1756-1816 | Edmund Bastard 1758-1816 | Jane Pownoll | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edmund Pollexfen Bastard 1784-1838 | John Bastard RN 1787-1835 | Rev P P Bastard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- John Burke, Bastard of Kitley, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Henry Colburn London 1834.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
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| Preceded by Arthur Holdsworth Richard Hopkins |
Member of Parliament for Dartmouth 1787–1812 With: Richard Hopkins 1787–1790 John Charles Villiers 1790–1801 |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain |
Member of Parliament for Dartmouth 1801–1812 With: John Charles Villiers 1801–1802 Arthur Howe Holdsworth 1802–1812 |
Succeeded by Arthur Howe Holdsworth Edmund Pollexfen Bastard |