John Buller (politician, born 1632)
John Buller (1632–1716) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1656 and 1695. Buller inherited from his father the Cornish estate of Shillingham near Saltash, and owned an estate in the Isle of Thanet. He inherited from his first wife the Cornish estate of Morval, near Looe, in Cornwall. His ancestors had long been active in the county administration of Cornwall and he was himself ancestor to many eminent men, several members of parliament, the Buller baronets and Baron Churston and the famous soldier Major-General Sir Redvers Buller  (1839–1908), VC. Origins. The Bullers were a west country family who had become yeoman tenants following the dissolution of Glastonbury Abbey. John Buller was the second son of Francis Buller, MP for Cornwall in 1640, of Shillingham near Saltash, in Cornwall and Ospringe in Kent by his wife Thomasine Honywood daughter of Sir Thomas Honywood. He was heir to his nephew James Buller (d.1707), who was the only son of his elder brother Francis Buller (1630–1682), MP and who died without progeny. Francis had married Elizabeth Grosse, daughter and heiress of Ezekiel Grosse of Gowlden, who inherited 17 manors from  her father. Education. He entered the Middle Temple on 29 January 1646 and matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge on 6 July 1647. Although he was called to the bar in 1652 it is not known whether he actually practised. Career. Buller served as MP several times as follows: Sheriff of Cornwall. He was appointed High Sheriff of Cornwall from November 1688 to March 1689. Marriages. Buller married twice: