James Buller (1717–1765)

James Buller (17 June 1717 – 30 April 1765)[3] of Morval in Cornwall and of Downes and King's Nympton in Devon, was a Member of Parliament for East Looe in Cornwall (1741-47) and for the County of Cornwall (1748-1765).

He was ancestor of the Viscounts Dilhorne and the Barons Churston and built the Palladian mansion Kings Nympton Park in Devon.

He was the eldest son of John Francis Buller (1695-1751), MP for Saltash 1718-1722, of Morval, Cornwall by his wife Rebecca Trelawney (d.1743), daughter and co-heiress of Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet,[4] Bishop of Winchester.

[4] He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford.

[3] Buller was elected MP for East Looe in Cornwall in 1741 and represented that constituency until 1747[5][6] In 1748 he was elected MP for Cornwall, sitting until his death in 1765.

James Buller (1717-1765), portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), collection of trustees of Antony House , Cornwall
Arms of Buller: Sable, on a cross argent quarter pierced of the field four eagles displayed of the first [ 1 ]
Kings Nympton Park, built as "New Place" by James Buller (1717-1765) between 1746–49 to the design of Francis Cartwright of Blandford in Dorset, based on Marble Hill House in Twickenham, one of the earliest Palladian houses in England built between 1724–29 [ 2 ]