John Yarde-Buller, 1st Baron Churston

Who was John Yarde-Buller, 1st Baron Churston?

John Yarde-Buller, 1st Baron Churston was a British, Conservative politician.

Born John Buller-Yarde-Buller, he was the eldest son of Sir Francis Buller-Yarde-Buller, Bt. and his wife, Elizabeth. In 1833, he inherited his father's baronetcy and entered Parliament two years later as MP for South Devon. He held the seat for almost twenty-four years and on his retirement in 1858, was raised to the peerage as Baron Churston, of Churston Ferrers and Lupton, Co. Devon. In 1860, he changed the family name to Yarde-Buller.

On 24 January 1823, Yarde-Buller married Elizabeth Wilson-Patten; the couple had two children:

Hon. John, soldier

Hon. Bertha, married Sir Massey Lopes, Bt.

Lord Churston died in 1871 and his titles passed to his eldest grandson, John.