Sir Hugh Acland, 6th Baronet
Sir Hugh Acland, 6th Baronet (26 January 1697 – 29 July 1728) was the son of John Acland, Member of Parliament for Callington, and the grandson of Sir Hugh Acland, 5th Baronet. His father died young in 1703; Hugh succeeded to the baronetcy in 1714. In 1721, he married Cicely Wroth, and shortly thereafter inherited her father's personal estate. Later in the year, he was returned to Parliament for Barnstaple. He sat for Barnstaple until 1727, and died the following yeara.
Family and education
The eldest son of John Acland and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Acland of Barnstaple, he succeeded his father 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 family title and estates.[1]
In May 1721, he 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]
Hugh and Cicely had five children:[4]
- Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 7th Baronet (1722–1785)
- John Acland (1 January 1723/4 – 1729)
- Anne Acland (bap. 13 January 1724/5)
- Arthur Palmer Acland (bap. 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 (bap. 28 November 1728 – June 1805), posthumous son, matriculated at Balliol on 16 December 1747
Career
He 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, the Whig Major-General Thomas Whetham, opposition Whig Richard Coffin, and the Tory Sir Bourchier Wrey, 5th Baronet contested the two seats there; Acland and Whetham were victorious.[5] He did not stand in the 1727 election and died the following year, on 29 July 1728. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Thomas.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Matthews, Shirley (1970). "ACLAND, Sir Hugh, 6th Bt. (1697-1728), of Killerton, Devon.". In Sedgwick, Romney. 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. The House of Commons 1690-1715. The History of Parliament Trust.
- ↑ Vivian, John Lambrick, ed. (1895). The Visitation of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620. Exeter: H.S. Eland. pp. 4–5.
- ↑ Matthews, Shirley (1970). "Barnstaple". In Sedgwick, Romney. The House of Commons 1715-1754. The History of Parliament Trust.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Basset John Rolle |
Member of Parliament for Barnstaple 1721–1727 With: John Rolle 1721–1722 Thomas Whetham 1722–1727 |
Succeeded by Richard Coffin Theophilus Fortescue |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by Hugh Acland |
Baronet (of Columb John) 1714–1728 |
Succeeded by Thomas Dyke Acland |