Thomas Bampfield

Thomas Bampfield
Poltimore House, the family home
Member of Parliament
for Exeter
In office
1654–1660
Speaker of the House of Commons
In office
April 1659 – April 1659
Recorder of Exeter
In office
1654–1660
Personal details
Bornc. 1623
Poltimore House
Died8 October 1693(1693-10-08) (aged 70)
Exeter
Resting placeSt Stephen's Church, Exeter
NationalityEnglish
RelationsSir John Bampfylde (1610-1650)
Francis Bampfield (1615-1683)
Parent(s)John Bampfield (1586-1657); Elizabeth Drake (1592-1631)
Alma materExeter College, Oxford
OccupationLawyer and politician

Thomas Bampfield [a] (c. 1623 – 8 October 1693) was a lawyer from Devon. A supporter of Parliament during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, he sat as MP for Exeter between 1654 and 1660. For a short period in 1659, he was Speaker of the House of Commons in the Third Protectorate Parliament.After the 1660 Stuart Restoration, he retired from active politics in 1661.

A devout Presbyterian who was converted to Sabbatarianism by his older brother Francis Bampfield, he published a number of religious works before this death in October 1693.
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