William Lemon
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Sir William Lemon, 1st Baronet (11 October 1748 – 11 December 1824) was a Member of Parliament for Cornish constituencies
Parliamentary representation from Cornwall
The historic county of Cornwall in south-west England was represented in Parliament from the 13th century. This article provides a list of constituencies constituting the Parliamentary representation from Cornwall....

 from 1770 to 1824, a total of 54 years.

Parental family

He was the grandson of William Lemon (1696–1760), who acquired the family estate at Carclew
Carclew House
Carclew House, one of Britain's lost houses, was a large Palladian county house near Mylor in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It was situated at approximately three miles north of Falmouth....

 in 1749 .. His father, also called William Lemon, married Anne, the daughter of John Williams of Carnanton.

Their son, William, later Sir William, was born 11 October 1748.

Another son, John, born 6 Nov 1754, became MP for Saltash
Saltash (UK Parliament constituency)
Saltash, sometimes called Essa, was a "rotten borough" in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in the English and later British Parliament from 1552 to 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-History:...

 in 1787 and from 1796 to 1814, for Truro  and owner of Pollevillan . John Lemon died in 5 April 1814 .

Their daughter, Anne married John Buller MP for West Looe
West Looe (UK Parliament constituency)
West Looe was a rotten borough represented in the House of Commons of England from 1535 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1797 to 1800, and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote system of election...

 and then Truro, of Morval
Morval, Cornwall
Morval is a rural civil parish and hamlet in south Cornwall, United Kingdom. The hamlet is approximately two miles north of Looe and five miles south of Liskeard....

 .

Parliamentary service

He was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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 for Penryn
Penryn (UK Parliament constituency)
Penryn was a parliamentary borough in Cornwall, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1553 until 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to until 1832...

 1770–1774 and Cornwall
Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)
Cornwall is a former county constituency covering the county of Cornwall, in the South West of England. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of England then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...

 1774–1824, a total of 54 years.

He was created Baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...

 Lemon of Carclew, Cornwall on 24 May 1774.

Marriage

He married Jane, the eldest daughter of James Buller, MP for Cornwall
James Buller (the younger)
James Buller was a British Tory politician and ancestor of the Viscounts Dilhorne and the Barons Churston.Born at Downes House, near Crediton, he was the oldest son of John Francis Buller and his wife Rebecca Trelawney, daughter of Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet...

 and his wife Jane, who was eldest daughter of Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst
Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst
Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst PC , known as the Lord Bathurst from 1712 to 1772, was a British politician....

. Jane Lemon died 17 June 1823 .

Children

SOURCE: Debrett's Baronetage 1839 .
  • Anne, married Sir John Davie in 1796.
  • Maria married Francis Jodrell in 1807.
  • William born 1774 died 1799.
  • Louisa, married Lt. Col. George Hart Dyke in 1802. She died in 1839 .
  • Harriet, married Francis Basset, 1st Baron de Dunstanville and Basset
    Francis Basset, 1st Baron de Dunstanville and Basset
    Francis Basset, 1st Baron de Dunstanville and Basset FRS was an English nobleman and politician. He was the first son of Francis Basset and Margaret St...

     in 1824. She died 30 December 1864 .
  • John, born 1779 died young.
  • Emma
  • Frances
  • Isabella-Jane married Anthony Buller in 1805
  • Charles, 2nd Baronet
  • Tryphena-Octavia - died young
  • Caroline Matilda married John Hearle Tremayne
    John Hearle Tremayne
    John Hearle Tremayne was a member of a landed family in the English county of Cornwall, and owner of the Heligan estate near Mevagissey. He was a member of the UK Parliament for the constituency of Cornwall, a Justice of the peace, and High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1831...

     in 1818

Death and succession

He died on 11 December 1824 and was succeeded in his baronetcy by his son Charles Lemon
Charles Lemon
Sir Charles Lemon, 2nd Baronet Lemon of Carclew was a British Member of Parliament for several constituencies and a baronet.-Service in Parliament:...

(1784–1868).
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