Sir Francis Buller, 1st Baronet
Origins
Origins
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Buller was born at [Downes House](/wiki/Downes%2C_Crediton "Downes, Crediton") in the parish of [Crediton](/wiki/Crediton "Crediton") in Devon, a younger son of [James Buller](/wiki/James_Buller_%28the_younger%29 "James Buller (the younger)") (1717–1765\), of Downes and of [King's Nympton Park](/wiki/Manor_of_King%27s_Nympton "Manor of King's Nympton"), both in Devon and of [Morval](/wiki/Morval%2C_Cornwall "Morval, Cornwall") in Cornwall, a [Member of Parliament](/wiki/Member_of_Parliament "Member of Parliament") for [Cornwall](/wiki/Cornwall_%28UK_Parliament_constituency%29 "Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)"), by his second wife Lady Jane Bathurst, daughter of [Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst](/wiki/Allen_Bathurst%2C_1st_Earl_Bathurst "Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst"). As his elder brothers inherited the substantial family estates, Buller as a younger son was obliged to make his own fortune, which he achieved both from his brilliant legal career and from having married a wealthy heiress.


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