Edmund Pollexfen Bastard
Edmund Pollexfen Bastard (12 July 1784 – 8 June 1838) was a British Tory politician, son of Edmund Bastard and his wife Jane Pownoll. He married Anne Jane Rodney, granddaughter of Admiral Rodney.
Arms of Bastard: Or, a chevron azure
He succeeded his father as Member of Parliament (MP) for Dartmouth from 1812 to 1816 when that seat was taken by his younger brother, John Bastard.
In the same election Edmund succeeded his uncle, John Pollexfen Bastard, as MP for Devonshire from 1816 to 1830.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Devon for 1834.[1]
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
- "No. 19125". The London Gazette. 4 February 1834. p. 206.
- John Burke, Bastard of Kitley, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Henry Colburn London 1834.
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