Edmund Pollexfen Bastard (12 July 1784 – 8 June 1838) was a British

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politician, son of Edmund Bastard and his wife Jane Pownoll. He married Anne Jane Rodney, granddaughter of

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. He succeeded his father as

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(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

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from 1816 to 1830. He was appointed

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for 1834.

Disambiguation

John Pollexfen Bastard—John Bastard RN and Edmund Pollexfen Bastard—Edmund Bastard

References

* John Burke, Bastard of Kitley, ''A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland'' Henry Colburn London 1834.

External links

* 1784 births 1838 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Dartmouth Tory MPs (pre-1834) Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Devon UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs 1820–1826 UK MPs 1826–1830 High Sheriffs of Devon {{England-UK-MP-stub