The Dutton Baronetcy, of Sherborne in the county of Dorset, was a title in the

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. It was created on 22 June 1678 for Ralph Dutton, subsequently Member of Parliament for

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. His son, the second Baronet, also represented Gloucestershire in Parliament. The title became extinct on his death in 1743. The late Baronet left his estates to his nephew James Naper, of Loughcrew,

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, eldest son of James Naper by Anne Dutton, daughter of Sir Ralph Dutton, 1st Baronet. James Naper assumed by Royal licence the surname of Dutton in lieu of his patronymic in accordance with his uncle's will. His eldest son James Dutton was elevated to the peerage as

Baron Sherborne Lord Sherborne, Baron of Sherborne, in the County of Gloucester, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1784 for James Dutton, who had earlier represented Gloucestershire in Parliament. He was the son of James Dutton ( ...

in 1784.

Dutton baronets, of Sherborne (1678)

* Sir Ralph Dutton, 1st Baronet (–1720/1) * Sir John Dutton, 2nd Baronet (1684–1743)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dutton Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England

Dutton baronets, of Sherborne (1678)

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