Lewis William Buck

Lewis William Buck (1784–1858), portrait by Francis Grant (1803–1878), collection of Stucley family of Hartland Abbey, Devon. Displayed in Billiards Room, Hartland Abbey
Canting arms of Buck of Daddon (alias Moreton), Bideford: Per fess embattled argent and sable, three buck's attires each fixed to the scalp counterchanged[1]

Lewis William Buck (1784–1858) of Moreton House, Bideford, and Hartland Abbey, Devon, was Member of Parliament for Exeter 1826–32 and for North Devon 1839–57, and was Sheriff of Devon in 1825/6.[2] A full-length portrait of Lewis William Buck by Francis Grant (1803–1878) was presented to him by the people of North Devon after he had served eighteen years as their MP, now displayed in the billiards room of Hartland Abbey, with his electioneering posters on each side.[3]

  1. ^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.768, Stucley Baronets
  2. ^ Jenkins, Terry, Biography of "Buck, Lewis William (1784–1858), of Daddon House, Moreton and Hartland Abbey, nr. Bideford, Devon", published in The History of Parliament: House of Commons 1820–1832, ed. D.R. Fisher, 2009
  3. ^ "Devon - Hartland Abbey". ukga.org. Archived from the original on 23 August 2014.