Sir John Walrond, 1st Baronet
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Sir John Walrond Walrond, 1st Baronet (1 March 1818 – 23 April 1889), of
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in Devon (known as John Walrond Dickinson until 22 April 1845), was a
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politician.


Origins

He was born on 1 March 1818 as "John Walrond Dickinson", the son and heir of Benjamin Bowden Dickinson (1793–1851), JP, DL, of Tiverton in Devon,
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in 1824, the son of John Dickinson (died 1813) (by his wife Harriet Bowden), of
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, near Tiverton, a wealthy merchant in that town. John's mother was Frances Walrond, eldest daughter and eventual sole heiress of William Henry Walrond (born 1762) of Bradfield (near Tiverton) in Devon, by his wife Mary Alford of Sandford in Devon. The Walronds were an ancient gentry family seated at Bradfield since the reign of King Henry III (1216-1272), inherited by marriage to the heiress of the "de Bradfield" family. At least six years after his marriage and following his wife's inheritance, by royal licence dated 21 April 1845 Benjamin changed his surname to Walrond.


Career

In 1865 he was elected as the
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for Tiverton, Devon, a major cloth manufacturing town near Bradfield where his family had much influence, but he stood down at the next election in 1868. He stood for the seat a number of times over the next 12 years – in
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and
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– but without success. He was selected
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for 1874–75. He was created 1st Baronet "of Bradfield, Devon" on 24 February 1876.


Marriage and issue

On 20 May 1845 Walrond married Frances Caroline Hood, a daughter of
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(1788-1868), of
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, by his wife Charlotte Nelson, ''suo jure'' 3rd Duchess of Bronté (1787-1873), niece and eventual heiress of the great Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte (1758-1805), by whom he had five children, two sons and three daughters as follows: * William Hood Walrond, 1st Baron Waleran, 2nd Baronet (1849-1925), eldest son and heir, created
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in 1905; *Arthur Melville Walrond (1861-1946); *Katherine Mary Walrond (1846-1934), wife of Charles Arthur Williams Troyte (1842–1896), builder of
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in Devon; *Margaret Walrond (1850-1930), wife of
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of
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in Devon; *Gertrude Walrond (1853-1920), wife of
Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 12th Baronet Sir Charles Thomas Dyke Acland, 12th Baronet, DL, JP (16 July 1842 â€“ 18 February 1919), of Killerton in Devon and of Holnicote in the parish of Selworthy in Somerset, was a large landowner and a British politician and Barrister-at-Law. ...
, of Holnicote in Devon, who died without issue.


Illegitimate daughter and Death

*(Mary Caroline, illegitimate, by unknown mother.) Funeral. The funeral of Sir John Walrond, who died at Cannes, took place 30 May 1889 at Bradfield near Tiverton, the family seat. Chief mourners were The Hon. Lady Walrond, Col. Sir W H Walrond (who succeeded to the Title), Mr & Mrs Arthur Walrond, Col. & Mrs Troyte, Lord & Lady Clinton, Major & Mrs Holbech, Mr & Mrs Herbert Fellowes, Mrs Edward Drew, Lady Hotham, Rev. John Dickinson, and Mr Hall M.P. The interment took place at the burying ground attached to the chapel, which was endowed by the decease. (Source: The Queen, The Lady's newspaper. 4 May 1889).


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Walrond, John Walrond Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1865–1868 1818 births 1889 deaths High Sheriffs of Devon Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom