Sir William Acland, 2nd Baronet
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Admiral Sir William Alison Dyke Acland, 2nd Baronet CVO
Royal Victorian Order
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 JP
Justice of the Peace
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 DL
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....

 (18 December 1847 – 26 November 1924) was a Royal Navy
Royal Navy
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 admiral.

Career

He rose to the rank of Admiral in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
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. He was a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....

 of Devon, and a Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...

 for Oxfordshire and Devon. He held the office of Admiral Superintendent of the Gibraltar
Gibraltar
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 Dockyard, 1902-1904.

Personal life

He married Hon. Emily Anna Smith, daughter of the Rt. Hon. William Henry Smith and Emily Danvers, Viscountess Hambleden, on 7 July 1887, and had issue:
  • Sir William Acland, 3rd Baronet
    Sir William Acland, 3rd Baronet
    Sir 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 Acland, 4th Baronet
    Sir Hubert Acland, 4th Baronet
    Captain 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:...

    (1890-1976)

Succession

He succeeded his father as 2nd Baronet Acland, of St. Mary Magdalen, Oxford on the latter's death on 16 October 1900. On his death in 1924, he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son.
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