Edmund Bastard (politician)


Edmund Bastard of Sharpham, Ashprington, Devon, was a British Tory politician. He was the second son of Colonel William Bastard of Kitley House, Yealmpton, Devon by his wife Anne Worsley.
He was Member of Parliament for Dartmouth from 1787 to 1812.
On 1 July 1783 Bastard married Jane Pownoll, daughter and heiress of Captain Philemon Pownoll, Royal Navy, the builder of Sharpham House, by whom he had children including his eldest son and heir, Edmund Pollexfen Bastard, who succeeded John Pollexfen Bastard as MP for Devonshire; and second son, Captain John Bastard, Royal Navy, of Sharpham, who succeeded his father as member for Dartmouth.

Disambiguation

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