Acland Baronets
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The Acland Baronetcy, of Colum John in the County of Devon, was created in the Baronetage of England on 24 June 1644 for John Acland, a supporter of Charles I
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
. However, the letters patent
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were lost in the confusion of the Civil War
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. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He died as a minor and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baronet. On his death the title passed to his son, the fourth Baronet. He also died young and was succeeded by his uncle, the fifth Baronet. On 21 January 1678 he was granted new letters patent, confirming him in the title, with the precedence of 1644. Acland later represented Barnstaple
Barnstaple (UK Parliament constituency)
Barnstaple was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Barnstaple in Devon, in the South West of England. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1885, when its representation was reduced to one member.The constituency...
and Tiverton
Tiverton (UK Parliament constituency)
Tiverton was a constituency located in east Devon, formerly represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Enfranchised as a parliamentary borough in 1615 and first represented in 1621, it elected two Members of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
in the House of Commons
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. He was succeeded by his grandson, the sixth Baronet. He sat as Member of Parliament
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for Barnstaple. When he died the title passed to his son, the seventh Baronet. He represented Devon
Devon (UK Parliament constituency)
Devon was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Devon in England. It was represented by two Knights of the Shire, in the House of Commons of England until 1707, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and finally the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from...
and Somerset
Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)
Somerset was a parliamentary constituency in Somerset, which returned two Members of Parliament , known traditionally as knights of the shire, to the House of Commons of England until 1707, the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from...
in Parliament. Acland married Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Dyke.
He was succeeded by his grandson, the eighth Baronet. He died as a child and was succeeded by his uncle, the ninth Baronet. When he died the title passed to his eldest son, the tenth Baronet. He was a successful politician. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the eleventh Baronet. He was also a prominent politician as well as an advocate of educational reforms. On his death the title passed to his eldest son, the twelfth Baronet. He was a Liberal
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politician and held minor ministerial office under William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone
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. He died childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the thirteenth Baronet. He was also a Liberal politician and like his elder brother held minor ministerial office. His eldest son, the fourteenth Baronet, was also a Liberal politician and notably served as Financial Secretary to the Treasury
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and as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. On his death the title passed to his eldest son, the fifteenth Baronet. He was one of the founder members of the socialist Common Wealth Party
Common Wealth Party
The Common Wealth Party was a socialist political party in the United Kingdom in the Second World War. Thereafter, it continued in being, essentially as a pressure group, until 1993.-The war years:...
. As of 2009 the title is held by his grandson, the seventeenth Baronet, who succeeded his father in 2009.
Several other members of this branch of the family have also gained distinction. Sir Wroth Palmer Acland, son of Arthur Palmer Acland, younger son of the sixth Baronet, was a Lieutenant-General in the Army. John Acland, younger son of the sixth Baronet, was a clergyman and writer on social issues. Colonel John Dyke Acland
John Dyke Acland
Major John Dyke Acland , son of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 7th Baronet, was a British officer who fought in the American War of Independence and, later, a politician....
, eldest son of the seventh Baronet and father of the eighth Baronet, fought in the American Revolutionary War
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. Arthur Nugent Floyer-Acland (1885–1980), son of John Edward Acland, son of Arthur Henry Dyke Troyte (who assumed the surname of Troyte in lieu of his patronymic by Royal license in 1852), second son of the tenth Baronet, was a Lieutenant-General in the Army. Edward Leopold Dyke Acland (1878–1968), grandson of Reverend Peter Leopold Dyke Acland, fifth son of the tenth Baronet, was a Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
. The Right Reverend Richard Dyke Acland
Richard Dyke Acland
Richard Dyke Acland was a British soldier and then clergyman.He was the son of Reverend Henry Dyke Acland, grandson of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet, and his wife Adelaide Clementina Hart Davis, daughter of Richard Vaughan Davis. Dyke Acland was educated in Keble College, Oxford and...
, grandson of Reverend Peter Leopold Dyke Acland, fifth son of the tenth Baronet, was a noted clergyman. John Barton Arundell Acland (1823–1904), sixth son of the tenth Baronet, was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
New Zealand Legislative Council
The Legislative Council of New Zealand was the upper house of the New Zealand Parliament from 1853 until 1951. Unlike the lower house, the New Zealand House of Representatives, the Legislative Council was appointed.-Role:...
. His fourth son Sir Hugh Thomas Dyke Acland (1874–1956), was a prominent surgeon in New Zealand
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. His son Sir Hugh John "Jack" Dyke Acland (1904–1981) was a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives
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.
The Acland Baronetcy, of St Mary Magdalen in Oxford, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 16 June 1890 for the leading physician and scientist Henry Wentworth Acland. He was the fourth son of the tenth Baronet of the 1644/1678 creation. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baronet. He was an Admiral
Admiral
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in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
. On his death the title passed to his eldest son, the third Baronet. He was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Devon Yeomanry
Royal Devon Yeomanry
The Royal Devon Yeomanry was a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1794, it participated in the Boer War, World War I and World War II and now forms a squadron of the Royal Wessex Yeomanry.-History:...
and a Major in the Royal Flying Corps
Royal Flying Corps
The Royal Flying Corps was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War. During the early part of the war, the RFC's responsibilities were centred on support of the British Army, via artillery co-operation and photographic reconnaissance...
and Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
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. He died without male issue and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Baronet. He was a Captain
Captain (naval)
Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The NATO rank code is OF-5, equivalent to an army full colonel....
in the Royal Navy. As of 2007 the title is held by his grandson, the sixth Baronet, who succeeded his father in 1983. As a descendant of the tenth Baronet of the 1644/1678 creation he is also in remainder to this title.
Several other members of this branch of the family have also gained distinction. Sir Reginald Brodie Dyke Acland (1856–1924), fifth son of the first Baronet, was a prominent barrister. Kenneth Francis Dyke Acland (1890–1975), son of Francis Edward Dyke Acland, sixth son of the first Baronet, was a Captain in the Royal Navy. Peter Bevil Edward Acland
Peter Acland
Brigadier Peter Bevil Edward Acland, OBE, MC, TD, DL, JP, OStJ, was a British soldier.-Background:He was the younger son of Alfred Dyke Acland and his wife Beatrice, daughter of William Henry Smith and his wife Emily Danvers Smith, 1st Viscountess Hambleden. Acland was educated at Eton College and...
(1902–1993), second son of Alfred Dyke Acland
Alfred Dyke Acland
Colonel Alfred Dyke Acland, CBE, KJStJ, JP was a British distinguished military officer.The son of Sir Henry Wentworth Acland and Sarah Cottons, he served in the Royal Devon Yeomanry reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 1910. He commanded the Base Depot Remounts in 1915 and was decorated...
, seventh son of the first Baronet, was a temporary Brigadier
Brigadier
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in the Army and served as Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
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and Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of Devon. He was the father of 1) Sir John Hugh Bevil Acland
John Hugh Bevil Acland
Major-General Sir John Hugh Bevil Acland, KCB, CBE, DL was a British soldier.-Background and education:...
(1928–2006), a Major-General in the Scots Guards
Scots Guards
The Scots Guards is a regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, whose origins lie in the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland...
, and 2) Sir Antony Arthur Acland, British Ambassador to the United States from 1986 to 1991.
The Palmer-Acland, later Fuller-Palmer-Acland Baronetcy, of Fairfield in the County of Somerset, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 9 December 1818 for John Palmer-Acland. He was the son of a younger son of the sixth Baronet of the 1644/1678 creation. The second Baronet assumed the additional surname of Fuller. The title became extinct on his death in 1871.
Acland Baronets, of Columb John (1644/1678)
- Sir John Acland, 1st BaronetSir John Acland, 1st BaronetSir John Acland, 1st Baronet was the son of Sir Arthur Acland and Eleanor Mallet.-Succession:He was created Baronet of Columb John, in the County of Devon on 24 June 1644. On his death in 1647 he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son. He was buried at Stoke D'Abernon, Surrey.-Career:He...
(d. 1647) - Sir Francis Acland, 2nd Baronet (d. 1649)
- Sir John Acland, 3rd BaronetSir John Acland, 3rd BaronetSir John Acland, 3rd Baronet was the second son of Sir John Acland, 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Vincent.-Succession:He succeeded his elder brother as baronet on the latter's death in 1649...
(d. 1655) - Sir Arthur Acland, 4th Baronet (d. 1672)
- Sir Hugh Acland, 5th BaronetSir Hugh Acland, 5th BaronetSir Hugh Acland, 5th Baronet was the son of Sir John Acland, 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Vincent.-Succession:He succeeded his nephew as baronet on the latter's death in 1672. He obtained new Letters Patent of the Baronetcy on 21 January 1678, with precedence from 24 June 1644 when the baronetcy was...
(d. 1714) - Sir Hugh Acland, 6th BaronetSir Hugh Acland, 6th BaronetSir Hugh Acland, 6th Baronet was the son of John Acland and Elizabeth Acland.-Succession:He succeeded his grandfather as baronet on the latter's death on 9 March 1714...
(1696–1728) - Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 7th BaronetSir Thomas Dyke Acland, 7th BaronetSir Thomas Dyke Acland, 7th Baronet was the son of Sir Hugh Acland, 6th Baronet and Cicely Wrothe.-Succession:He succeeded his father as baronet on the latter's death on 29 July 1728...
(1722–1785) - Sir John Dyke Acland, 8th Baronet (1778–1785)
- Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 9th BaronetSir Thomas Dyke Acland, 9th BaronetSir Thomas Dyke Acland, 9th Baronet was the son of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 7th Baronet and Elizabeth Dyke.-Succession:He succeeded his nephew as baronet on the latter's death in April 1785...
(1752–1794) - Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet (1787–1871)
- Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 11th BaronetSir Thomas Dyke Acland, 11th BaronetSir Thomas Dyke Acland, 11th Baronet FRS was a British educational reformer and a politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1837 to 1886 initially as a Tory and later, after an eighteen year gap, as a Liberal....
(1809–1898) - Sir (Charles) Thomas Dyke Acland, 12th BaronetSir Thomas Dyke Acland, 12th BaronetSir Charles Thomas Dyke Acland, 12th Baronet DL, JP was a British politician and Barrister-at-Law.Born in Queen Anne Street in London, he was the son of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 11th Baronet and Mary Mordaunt...
(1842–1912) - Sir Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland, 13th Baronet (1847–1926)
- Sir Francis Dyke Acland, 14th Baronet (1874–1939)
- Sir Richard Dyke Acland, 15th BaronetRichard AclandSir Richard Thomas Dyke Acland, 15th Baronet was one of the founding members of the British Common Wealth Party. He had previously been a Liberal Member of Parliament and joined the Labour Party in 1945...
(1906–1990) - Sir John Dyke Acland, 16th BaronetSir John Dyke Acland, 16th BaronetSir John Dyke Acland, 16th Baronet , was the son of Sir Richard Acland, 15th Baronet and Anne Stella Alford....
(1939–2009) - Sir Dominic Dyke Acland, 17th Baronet (b. 1962)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
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is the present holder's oldest son Patrick Acland (b. 1993)
The ancestral family seat is Killerton Hall
Killerton
Killerton is an 18th-century house in Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon, England, which, with its hillside garden and estate, has been owned by the National Trust since 1944 and is open to the public...
, near Broadclyst
Broadclyst
Broadclyst is a village and civil parish that lies approximately 5 miles northeast of the city of Exeter, in the district of East Devon, England, on the B3181. In 2001 its population was 2830....
, Devon, which is now owned by the National Trust
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.
Acland Baronets, of St Mary Magdalen (1890)
- Sir Henry Wentworth Dyke Acland, 1st Baronet (1815–1900)
- Sir William Alison Dyke Acland, 2nd BaronetSir William Acland, 2nd BaronetAdmiral Sir William Alison Dyke Acland, 2nd Baronet CVO JP DL was a Royal Navy admiral.-Career:He rose to the rank of Admiral in the Royal Navy. He was a Deputy Lieutenant of Devon, and a Justice of the Peace for Oxfordshire and Devon...
(1847–1924) - Sir William Henry Dyke Acland, 3rd BaronetSir William Acland, 3rd BaronetSir William Henry Dyke Acland, 3rd Baronet MC AFC TD JP DL was the eldest son of Sir William Acland, 2nd Baronet and Hon. Emily Anna Smith.-Succession:...
(1888–1970) - Sir Hubert Guy Dyke Acland, 4th BaronetSir Hubert Acland, 4th BaronetCaptain Sir Hubert Guy Dyke Acland, 4th Baronet Acland of St. Mary Magdalen, Oxford, DSO was an officer in the British Royal Navy who served during both World Wars.-Naval career:...
(1890–1978) - Sir Antony Guy Acland, 5th BaronetSir Antony Guy Acland, 5th BaronetMajor Sir Antony Guy Acland, 5th Baronet , was the eldest son of Sir Hubert Acland, 4th Baronet and Lalage Mary Kathleen Acland.-Succession:...
(1916–1984) - Sir (Christopher) Guy (Dyke) Acland, 6th Baronet (b. 1946)
The heir apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
is the present holder's oldest son Alexander John Dyke Acland, (b. 1973)
Acland Baronets, of Fairfield (1818)
- Sir John Palmer-Acland, 1st Baronet (1756–1831)
- Sir Peregrine Palmer Fuller-Palmer-Acland, 2nd Baronet (1789–1871)