Sir Hugh Acland, 6th Baronet (26 January 1697 – 29 July 1728) of

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from 1721 to 1727.

Early life

Acland 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. He matriculated at

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on 9 June 1713. On 9 March 1714, he succeeded his paternal grandfather Sir Hugh Acland, 5th Baronet in the

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and estates. In May 1721, Acland married Cicely Wroth, eldest daughter and eventual sole heiress of

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(1674–1721), MP, of

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, Somerset, by his wife Mary Osbaldeston. Sir Thomas died on 27 June 1721, shortly after the marriage, and left Cicely his property and personal estate.

Political career

Acland entered Parliament for Barnstaple in November 1721, standing as a Tory at an unopposed

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following the death of John Basset. He owned considerable property in the area, home to his mother's branch of the family. 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. He did not stand in the 1727 election and died the following year.

Death and legacy

Acland died on 29 July 1728. He and his wife Cicely had five children: *

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(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 Lieutenant-General Sir Wroth Palmer Acland KCB (16 March 1770 – 8 March 1816) was an English soldier, notable for his role in the Peninsular War. Biography Acland was the 12th child of Arthur Palmer Acland, of Fairfield House, Somerset, an ...

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

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