James Dutton, 1st Baron Sherborne
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James Naper Dutton, 1st Baron Sherborne (22 October 1744 – 22 May 1820), was a British peer.
, by his second wife Jane, daughter of Christopher Bond.
for Gloucestershire
in 1780, a seat he held until 1784. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as Lord Sherborne, Baron of Sherborne, in the County of Gloucester.
, in 1774. They had four children:
Lord Sherborne died in May 1820, aged 75, and was succeeded in the barony by his son, John. Lady Sherborne died in December 1824.
Background
Sherborne was the son of James Lenox Dutton (originally James Lenox Naper), of Sherborne, GloucestershireSherborne, Gloucestershire
Sherborne is a village and civil parish almost east of Northleach in Gloucestershire. Sherborne is a linear village, extending more than a mile along the valley of Sherborne Brook, a tributary of the River Windrush....
, by his second wife Jane, daughter of Christopher Bond.
Political career
Sherborne was elected Member of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
The constituency of Gloucestershire was a UK Parliamentary constituency. After it was abolished under the 1832 Electoral Reform Act, two new constituencies, West Gloucestershire and East Gloucestershire, were created....
in 1780, a seat he held until 1784. The latter year he was raised to the peerage as Lord Sherborne, Baron of Sherborne, in the County of Gloucester.
Family
Lord Sherborne married Elizabeth, daughter of Wenman CokeWenman Coke (d. 1776)
Wenman Coke , known as Wenman Roberts until 1750, was a British landowner and politician.-Background:Born Wenman Roberts, he was the son of Major Philip Roberts and Anne, daughter of Edward Coke. He assumed the surname of Coke in lieu of his patronymic in 1750...
, in 1774. They had four children:
- Hon. Elizabeth Jane Dutton (1775-1836), married Thomas Howard, 16th Earl of SuffolkThomas Howard, 16th Earl of SuffolkThomas Howard, 16th Earl of Suffolk, 9th Earl of Berkshire , styled Viscount Andover between 1800 and 1820, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
. - Anne Margaret Dutton (1776-1852)
- Hon. Frances Mary Dutton (1778-1807), married Prince Ivan Ivanovitch Bariatinski of Russia (1772-1825)., Russian Minister to the Court of Bavaria.
- John Dutton, 2nd Baron Sherborne (1779-1862), married Mary Bilson Legge (1780-1864), daughter of Henry Bilson Legge, 2nd Baron Stawell (1757-1820).
Lord Sherborne died in May 1820, aged 75, and was succeeded in the barony by his son, John. Lady Sherborne died in December 1824.