Sir Coplestone Bampfylde, 2nd Baronet

Sir Coplestone Bampfylde, 2nd Bt., DL, JP (ca. 1633 – 9 February 1692) of Poltimore and North Molton and Warleigh, Tamerton Foliot, in Devon, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1689.

Origins Bampfylde was the eldest son of Sir John Bampfylde, 1st Baronet (1590–1650), of Poltimore and North Molton, by his wife, Gertrude Coplestone, 4th daughter of Amyas Coplestone of Copplestone in the parish of Colebrooke and of Warleigh in the parish of Tamerton Foliot, Devon. His brother-in-law was Sir William Morice, 1st Baronet, husband of his sister Gertrude Bampfylde. where he befriended Sir John Drake, 1st Baronet.

He succeeded to the baronetcy in 1651 on the death of his father. He was nominated Justice of the Peace for Devon in 1656 and one year later became a Commissioner for Assessment.

In 1659, Bampfylde was elected Member of Parliament for Tiverton, Devon, in the Third Protectorate Parliament.

In 1660, he was appointed a Commissioner of Militia, serving subsequently as colonel of the Devon Militia. He became the first High Sheriff of Devon after the Restoration of the Monarchy and toured the Western Circuit as a Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer. He was a Deputy Lieutenant of Devon from 1661 and worked as Commissioner for Corporations in the following two years. "The governor then came to take leave, and afterwards Sir Richard Edgecumbe and Mr. Prideaux came in, to wish his highness a good journey. About three they dined, and towards five, took their departure; his Highness being attended by the governor on horseback, who, when they had got two miles from Plymouth, appeared at the coach-door, to take leave once more. He had wished to have paraded the military, as was done on his highness's arrival, but the latter courteously declined it. When they had proceeded about a mile after the governor's departure, there came galloping up to the coach, Sir Copleston Bampfylde, with his wife and sister. They happened to be hunting in that neighbourhood and wished not to lose the opportunity of performing an act of respect to his highness. The serene prince stopped the carriage, and received their compliments, but did not alight to salute them, not knowing, till afterwards, who the ladies were".

Marriage and progeny He married twice: Firstly at Fordingbridge, Hampshire, on 16 November 1655 to Margaret Bulkeley, daughter of John Bulkeley John Bulkeley (MP) of Burgate, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, (although one source mistakenly has his name as 'Francis') by whom he had two sons and a daughter: Col. Hugh Bampfield (d. 1690), eldest son and heir apparent, who predeceased his father having died in a fall from his horse. is shown seated at a desk with hand on a book and wears a gown and band with a large bushy wig. Below are elaborate inscriptions in Latin and Greek. John Coplestone Bulkeley Bampfield, 3rd son, who died without issue. Margaret Bampfield, died an infant. Secondly at Houghton, South Devon, on 21 October 1674