The Hon. Bartholemew Bouverie (29 October 1753 – 31 May 1835), was a British politician.

Bartholemew Bouverie
Member of Parliament for Downton
In office
1826–1830
Serving with Alexander Powell
Preceded byThomas Grimston Bucknall Estcourt
Robert Southey
Succeeded byJames Brougham
Charles Shaw-Lefevre
In office
1819–1826
Preceded byViscount Folkestone
Sir William Scott
Succeeded byThomas Grimston Bucknall Estcourt
Robert Southey
In office
1806–1812
Preceded byThe Lord de Blaquiere
Viscount Marsham
Succeeded bySir Thomas Plumer
Charles Henry Bouverie
In office
1790–1796
Serving with Sir William Scott
Preceded byRobert Shafto
Lord William Seymour-Conway
Succeeded bySir William Scott
Hon. Edward Bouverie
In office
December 1779 – February 1780
Preceded bySir Philip Hales, Bt
Thomas Duncombe
Succeeded bySir Philip Hales, Bt
Robert Shafto
Personal details
Born(1753-10-29)29 October 1753
Died31 May 1835(1835-05-31) (aged 81)
RelationsJacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor (half-brother)
William Henry Bouverie (brother)
Sir John Alleyne, 1st Baronet (uncle)
Parent(s)William Bouverie, 1st Earl of Radnor
Rebecca Alleyne
EducationHarrow School
Alma materUniversity College, Oxford

Early life

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Bouverie was the third son of William Bouverie, 1st Earl of Radnor, by his second wife Rebecca Alleyne, daughter of John Alleyne, of Four Hills, Barbados, and sister of Sir John Alleyne, 1st Baronet.[1] He was the half-brother of Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor, and the full brother of William Henry Bouverie and Edward Bouverie.[2]

His paternal grandparents were Jacob Bouverie, 1st Viscount Folkestone and Mary Clarke (the daughter of Bartholomew Clarke, merchant of Hardingstone and Mary (née Young), sister and sole heir to Hitch Younge MP).[3][4]

He was educated at Harrow in c. 1766 and University College, Oxford in 1772.[2]

Career

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Bouverie was returned to Parliament for Downton in December 1779, but was unseated on petition already in February of the following year. He was once again returned for the constituency in 1790, and continued to represent it until 1796. From 1802 to 1806 he was a Commissioner for auditing public accounts.[2]

The latter year he was returned for Downton for a third time, and now held the seat until 1812 and again between 1819 and June 1826, when he lost his seat. However, he was once again elected in December 1826, and continued to sit for the constituency until 1830. In 1829 he had been appointed a Metropolitan Commissioner for Lunacy, which he remained until his death. Bouverie was seldom active in the House of Commons and is not known to have ever spoken.[2]

Personal life

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Mrs. Harriet Bouverie and Mrs. Frances Ann Crewe, by Giuseppe Filippo Liberati Marchi, 1770 (at the Yale Center for British Art)

On 9 March 1779, Bouverie married Mary Wyndham Arundell, daughter of the Hon. James Everard Arundell (a son of 8th Baron Arundell of Wardour) and Ann Wyndham.[5] Together, they were the parents of:

His wife died in February 1832. Bouverie survived her by three years and died in May 1835, aged 81.[2]

References

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  1. ^ L. G. Pine, The New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971: Containing Extinct, Abeyant, Dormant and Suspended Peerages With Genealogies and Arms (London: Heraldry Today, 1972), p. 11.
  2. ^ a b c d e historyofparliamentonline.org BOUVERIE, Hon. Bartholomew (1753-1835), of 21 Edward Street, Portman Square, Mdx. Originally published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832, ed. D.R. Fisher, 2009.
  3. ^ The Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland: The peerage of England. W. Owen. 1790. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  4. ^ Lawson, J. B. "YOUNGE, Hitch (?1688-1759), of Garlic Hill, London and Roehampton, Surr". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, p. 3249.
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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Downton
December 1779 – February 1780
With: Sir Philip Hales, Bt
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Downton
1790–1796
With: Sir William Scott
Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Downton
1806–1812
With: Hon. Duncombe Pleydell-Bouverie 1806–1807
Sir Thomas Plumer 1807–1812
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Downton
1819–June 1826
With: Sir Thomas Brooke-Pechell, Bt
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Downton
December 1826–1830
With: Alexander Powell
Succeeded by