James Wentworth Buller (1 October 1798 – 13 March 1865) of Downes, Crediton, Devon, was a British Whig Member of Parliament for Exeter, in Devon, from 1830 to 1835, and for North Devon from 1857 to 1865.
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Early life
He was the son of James Buller (1766–1827), Member of Parliament (MP), of Downes, Devon, the grandson of James Buller (1717–1765), MP. His mother was Anne Buller, daughter of Bishop William Buller. Educated at Harrow School, he matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford in 1815, graduating B.A. in 1819 and entering Lincoln's Inn that year. In 1820 he became a Fellow of All Souls College.
Marriage and children
He married Charlotte Juliana Jane Howard-Molyneux-Howard, daughter of Lord Henry Thomas Howard-Molyneux-Howard and Elizabeth Long, on 5 October 1831. The couple had seven sons and four daughters. The sons included:
General Rt. Hon. Sir Redvers Henry Buller (1839–1908), V.C.
Arthur Tremayne Buller 19 March 1850 – 28 January 1917), father of the cricketer Eric Tremayne Buller (d. 1973).