A catalogue of notable Middle Templars, with brief biographical notices/Bampfield, Thomas
BAMPFIELD or BAMPFYLDE, THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Commons.
Admitted 28 October, 1642.
Third son of John Bampfield of Poltimore, co. Devon. He was called to the Bar 8 June, 1649, was Recorder of Exeter and member for that city in Cromwell's Parliaments of 1654 and 1656, also in Richard Cromwell's Parliament in 1658, when he was elected Speaker in the place of Mr. Chute. He remained Speaker till 16 March, 1659-60. He sat again for his old constituency in the Convention Parliament of 1660, but retired in the following year. There is no record of his death.