Background
He was the eldest son of Colonel Hugh Bampfylde (c 1663–1691) (son and heir apparent of Sir Coplestone Bampfylde, 2nd Baronet (c 1633–1692), whom he predeceased) by his wife Mary Clifford, daughter of James Clifford of Ware.
He was the eldest son of Colonel Hugh Bampfylde (c 1663–1691) (son and heir apparent of Sir Coplestone Bampfylde, 2nd Baronet (c 1633–1692), whom he predeceased) by his wife Mary Clifford, daughter of James Clifford of Ware.
Bampfylde was educated at Christ Church, Oxford.
In 1710 he was elected Member of Parliament for Exeter which seat he held until 1713. Subsequently he sat for Devon until his death in 1727. During The Fifteen, he was suspected of Jacobite sympathies and was temporarily imprisoned.
Bampfylde died on 7 October 1727 and was buried at Poltimore a week later.
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