Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 7th Baronet (14 August 1722 – 24 February 1785) was the son of Sir Hugh Acland, 6th Baronet

Sir Hugh Acland, 6th Baronet

Sir 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...

 and Cicely Wrothe.

Succession

He succeeded his father as baronet on the latter's death on 29 July 1728. On his death in 1785 he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his grandson, his eldest son having predeceased him.

Career

He was Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Devon

Devon (UK Parliament constituency)

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, 1746–1747, Member of Parliament

Member 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 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...

, 1767–1768, and High Sheriff of Somerset

High Sheriff of Somerset

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 for the year 1751.

Family

He married Elizabeth Dyke, daughter of Thomas Dyke, on 7 January 1745, and had issue:

• 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....
  
   (1746–1778)
• Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 9th Baronet
  Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 9th Baronet
  Sir 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)