Sir John Buller-Yarde-Buller, by Sir Francis Grant, 1840s
Arms of 1st Baron Churston impaling Newman of Mamhead for his second wife, stained glass, Churston Ferrers Church

John Yarde-Buller, 1st Baron Churston (12 April 1799 – 4 September 1871) was a British Conservative politician.

Origins

Born John Buller-Yarde-Buller, he was the eldest son of Sir Francis Buller-Yarde-Buller, 2nd Baronet (1767–1833) by his wife Elizabeth Holliday, only daughter and sole heiress of John Holliday of Dilhorne Hall in the parish of Dilhorne, Staffordshire.[1]

Career

In 1833 he inherited his father's baronetcy and entered Parliament two years later as Member of Parliament for South Devon. He held the seat for almost twenty-four years and on his retirement in 1858, was raised to the peerage as Baron Churston, of Churston Ferrers and Lupton, Co. Devon.[2] In 1860, he changed the family name to Yarde-Buller. He served as Lieutenant-Colonel of the South Devon Militia and became its commanding officer in 1852 when the post of Colonel of the Regiment was abolished. His son the Hon John Buller Yarde-Buller also served in the regiment and succeeded him in command.[3][4]

Marriages and children

Lord Churston married twice:

Death and succession

Lord Churston died in 1871 and his titles passed to his eldest grandson, John Yarde-Buller, 2nd Baron Churston.

Notes

  1. ↑ The Assembled Commons; or, Parliamentary biographer, with an abstract of the ..., By Parliament, Commons, lists, p.42
  2. ↑ "Buller Yarde, Francis (1767–1833), of Lupton House and Churston Ferrers, nr. Brixham, Devon. History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  3. ↑ H.G. Hart, The New Annual Army List, various dates.
  4. ↑ Army List, various dates.
  5. 1 2 Burke

References


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