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Sir William Alison Dyke Acland, 2nd Baronet, (18 December 1847 – 26 November 1924) was a

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admiral.

Early life

William Acland was the eldest son of

Sir Henry Acland, 1st Baronet Sir Henry Wentworth Dyke Acland, 1st Baronet, (23 August 181516 October 1900) was an English physician and educator. Life Henry Acland was born in Killerton, Exeter, the fourth son of Sir Thomas Acland and Lydia Elizabeth Hoare, and educate ...

and Sarah Cotton.

Career

Acland rose to the rank of admiral in the

. He was appointed second in command of the Channel Squadron from early June 1901, and hoisted his flag on board the

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HMS ''Magnificent'' on 5 June 1901. After a year he was relieved of the command in the Channel Squadron, and struck his flag on the ''Magnificent'' on 5 June 1902. Four months later, he was appointed

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of the

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, and was received in audience by King

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on 21 October 1902, before taking up the position later the same month when he hoisted his flag at the receiving ship HMS ''Cormorant'' on 30 October. He lived at the official residence '' The Mount'' at

Gibraltar ) , anthem = " God Save the King" , song = "Gibraltar Anthem" , image_map = Gibraltar location in Europe.svg , map_alt = Location of Gibraltar in Europe , map_caption = United Kingdom shown in pale green , mapsize = , image_map2 = Gibr ...

, whilst he held the office of Admiral Superintendent from 1902 to 1904. He was promoted to vice-admiral on 15 March 1904, and left Gibraltar three months later. He was a Deputy Lieutenant of

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, and a

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for

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and Devon.

Personal life

William Acland married Hon. Emily Anna Smith, daughter of the Rt. Hon. William Henry Smith and Emily Danvers, Viscountess Hambleden, on 7 July 1887, and had the following children: * Sir William Acland, 3rd Baronet (1888–1970) * Sir Hubert Acland, 4th Baronet (1890–1976)

Succession

Acland succeeded his father as 2nd Baronet Acland, of St Mary Magdalen, Oxford on the latter's death on 16 October 1900. On his death in 1924, he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son.

References

External links

The Dreadnought Project
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