Francis Buller (died 1682)
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Francis Buller was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
between 1659 and 1679.
Buller was the son of Francis Buller
of Shillingham Cornwall, and his wife Thomasine Honeywood and was baptised at Saltash on 10 January 1630. He was educated at Leyden in 1643 and at Trinity College, Cambridge
where he was awarded BA in 1647. He also entered Middle Temple
in 1646, received MA from Oxford in 1649 and was called to the bar in 1652.
In 1659, Buller was elected Member of Parliament
for Cornwall
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
. In 1660 he was elected MP for Saltash
in the Convention Parliament and re-elected in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament
remaining until 1679. He was considered one of the most powerful presbyterians in the country. In1662 he became recorder of Saltash. He was active in parliament on behalf of the tinners of Cornwall. In 1666 he was tried under the Security Act for treason on account of indiscrete speech and was fined £30,000. He lost his own estate and his first wife's estate was alienated. Later he retired to the Cambridgeshire estate of his second wife. He received few votes in the election of 1679 and did not stand for parliament again.
Buller died "in a frenzy" at the age of 52.
Buller married firstly on 22 October 1652 Elizabeth Grosse, daughter of Ezekiel Grosse, attorney of Cornwall. He married secondly in 1666 Lady Catherine Maynard, widow of Sir John Maynard of Tooting Graveney, Surrey, and daughter of John Rushout, merchant of London. He was the brother of John
who was also an MP in Cornwall.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
between 1659 and 1679.
Buller was the son of Francis Buller
Francis Buller (Parliamentarian)
Francis Buller was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1624 and 1648. He supported the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War....
of Shillingham Cornwall, and his wife Thomasine Honeywood and was baptised at Saltash on 10 January 1630. He was educated at Leyden in 1643 and at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
where he was awarded BA in 1647. He also entered Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
in 1646, received MA from Oxford in 1649 and was called to the bar in 1652.
In 1659, Buller was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Cornwall
Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)
Cornwall is a former county constituency covering the county of Cornwall, in the South West of England. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of England then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
in the Third Protectorate Parliament
Third Protectorate Parliament
The Third Protectorate Parliament sat for one session, from 27 January 1659 until 22 April 1659, with Chaloner Chute and Thomas Bampfylde as the Speakers of the House of Commons...
. In 1660 he was elected MP for Saltash
Saltash (UK Parliament constituency)
Saltash, sometimes called Essa, was a "rotten borough" in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1552 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...
in the Convention Parliament and re-elected in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament
Cavalier Parliament
The Cavalier Parliament of England lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. It was the longest English Parliament, enduring for nearly 18 years of the quarter century reign of Charles II of England...
remaining until 1679. He was considered one of the most powerful presbyterians in the country. In1662 he became recorder of Saltash. He was active in parliament on behalf of the tinners of Cornwall. In 1666 he was tried under the Security Act for treason on account of indiscrete speech and was fined £30,000. He lost his own estate and his first wife's estate was alienated. Later he retired to the Cambridgeshire estate of his second wife. He received few votes in the election of 1679 and did not stand for parliament again.
Buller died "in a frenzy" at the age of 52.
Buller married firstly on 22 October 1652 Elizabeth Grosse, daughter of Ezekiel Grosse, attorney of Cornwall. He married secondly in 1666 Lady Catherine Maynard, widow of Sir John Maynard of Tooting Graveney, Surrey, and daughter of John Rushout, merchant of London. He was the brother of John
John Buller (died 1716)
John Buller was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1656 and 1695.Buller was the son of Francis Buller of Shillingham Cornwall, and his wife Thomasine Honeywood...
who was also an MP in Cornwall.