Sir Hugh Acland, 6th Baronet (26 January 1697 – 29 July 1728) of Killerton Devon was a British landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1721 to 1727.
Sir Hugh Acland | |
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_School_-_Sir_Hugh_Acland_(1697%E2%80%931728),_6th_Bt,_MP_-_922291_-_National_Trust.jpg) Acland in 1720 | |
| Member of Parliament for Barnstaple | |
| In office 1721–1727 Serving with John Rolle (1721–1722) Thomas Whetham (1722–1727) | |
| Preceded by | John Basset John Rolle |
| Succeeded by | Richard Coffin Theophilus Fortescue |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 January 1697 |
| Died | 29 July 1728 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford |
Early life
editAcland was the eldest son of John Acland of Killerton and his wife Elizabeth Acland, daughter of Richard Acland of Barnstaple. His father died in 1703.[1] He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 9 June 1713.[2] On 9 March 1714, he succeeded his paternal grandfather Sir Hugh Acland, 5th Baronet in the baronetcy and estates.[1]
In May 1721, Acland married Cicely Wroth, eldest daughter and eventual sole heiress of Sir Thomas Wroth, 3rd Baronet (1674–1721), MP, of Petherton Park, Somerset, by his wife Mary Osbaldeston.[1] Sir Thomas died on 27 June 1721, shortly after the marriage, and left Cicely his property and personal estate.[3]
Political career
editAcland entered Parliament for Barnstaple in November 1721, standing as a Tory at an unopposed by-election following the death of John Basset. He owned considerable property in the area, home to his mother's branch of the family.[1] At the 1722 election, Acland contested the two seats at Barnstaple with the Whig Major-General Thomas Whetham, opposition Whig Richard Coffin, and the Tory Sir Bourchier Wrey, 5th Baronet. Acland and Whetham were victorious.[4] He did not stand in the 1727 election and died the following year.
Death and legacy
editAcland died on 29 July 1728.[1] He and his wife Cicely had five children:[5]
- Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 7th Baronet (1722–1785) who succeeded in the baronetcy
- John Acland (1 January 1723/4 – 1729)
- Anne Acland (baptised 13 January 1724/5)
- Arthur Palmer Acland (baptised 9 July 1726 – 1771), matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford on 22 December 1744, married Elizabeth Oxenham and had issue, including Wroth Palmer Acland and John Palmer-Acland. He succeeded to the estates of his uncle's brother, Peregrine Palmer, at Fairfield, Stogursey in 1762
- Hugh Acland (baptised 28 November 1728 – June 1805), posthumous son, matriculated at Balliol on 16 December 1747
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Matthews, Shirley (1970). "ACLAND, Sir Hugh, 6th Bt. (1697–1728), of Killerton, Devon.". In Sedgwick, Romney (ed.). The House of Commons 1715–1754. The History of Parliament Trust.
- ^ Foster, Joseph, ed. (1891). Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714. Oxford. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ Watson, Paula; Hanham, Andrew A. (2002). "WROTH, Sir Thomas, 3rd Bt. (c.1674-1721), of Petherton Park, Som.". In Hayton, David; Cruickshanks, Eveline; Handley, Stuart (eds.). The House of Commons 1690–1715. The History of Parliament Trust.
- ^ Matthews, Shirley (1970). "Barnstaple". In Sedgwick, Romney (ed.). The House of Commons 1715–1754. The History of Parliament Trust.
- ^ Vivian, John Lambrick, ed. (1895). The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620. Exeter: H.S. Eland. pp. 4–5.