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.
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]
He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. [3]
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]
Buller married twice:
Buller died in 1765. [14]
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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.
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]
He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. [3]
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]
Buller married twice:
Buller died in 1765. [14]
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