Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Arms of Acland:
Chequy argent and sable, a fesse gules
There have been four
baronetcies
created for members of the
Acland
family, which originated in the 12th century at the estate of
Acland
in the parish of
Landkey
, North Devon, two in the
Baronetage of England
and two in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
.
Acland baronets, of Columb John (1644/1678)
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Acland Baronets, of Columb John
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Motto
| Inebranlable (Unshakable)
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Arms
| Chequy Argent and Sable a Fess Gules
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Crest
| A Man's Hand apaumee couped at the wrist in a Glove lying fesswise to the sinister thereon a Falcon perched all proper jessed and belled Or
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Sir John Acland, 1st Baronet of Colum John. Portrait c. 1644 by
Robert Walker
(1599?1658), collection of
National Trust
,
Killerton House
Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet of Colum John
The
Acland Baronetcy
, of Colum John (modern:
Columbjohn
, near
Broadclyst
) in the County of Devon, was created in the Baronetage of England on 24 June 1644 for John Acland, a supporter of
Charles I
. However, the
letters patent
were lost in the confusion of the
Civil War
. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He died as a minor and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baronet. On his death the title passed to his son, the fourth Baronet. He also died young and was succeeded by his uncle, the fifth Baronet. On 21 January 1678 he was granted new letters patent, confirming him in the title, with the precedence of 1644. Acland later represented
Barnstaple
and
Tiverton
in the
House of Commons
. He was succeeded by his grandson, the sixth Baronet. He sat as
Member of Parliament
for Barnstaple. When he died the title passed to his son, the seventh Baronet, who married Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Dyke and built
Killerton House
as the family seat. He represented
Devon
and
Somerset
in Parliament.
He was succeeded by his grandson, the eighth Baronet. He died as a child and was succeeded by his uncle, the ninth Baronet. When he died the title passed to his eldest son, the tenth Baronet. He was a successful politician. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the eleventh Baronet. He was also a prominent politician as well as an advocate of educational reforms. On his death the title passed to his eldest son, the twelfth Baronet. He was a
Liberal
politician and held minor ministerial office under
William Ewart Gladstone
. He died childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the thirteenth Baronet. He was also a Liberal politician and like his elder brother held minor ministerial office. His eldest son, the fourteenth Baronet, was also a Liberal politician and notably served as
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
and as
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
. On his death the title passed to his eldest son, the fifteenth Baronet. He was one of the founder members of the socialist
Common Wealth Party
. As of 2018 the title is held by his grandson, the seventeenth Baronet, who succeeded his father in 2009.
Several other members of this branch of the family gained distinction. Sir Wroth Palmer Acland, son of Arthur Palmer Acland, younger son of the sixth Baronet, was a
lieutenant-general
in the Army.
John Acland
, younger son of the sixth Baronet, was a clergyman and writer on social issues. Colonel
John Dyke Acland
, eldest son of the seventh Baronet and father of the eighth Baronet, fought in the
American Revolutionary War
. Arthur Nugent Floyer-Acland (1885?1980), son of John Edward Acland, son of Arthur Henry Dyke Troyte (who assumed the surname of Troyte in lieu of his patronymic by Royal licence in 1852), second son of the tenth Baronet, was a
lieutenant-general
in the Army.
Edward Leopold Dyke Acland
(1878?1968), grandson of Reverend Peter Leopold Dyke Acland, fifth son of the tenth Baronet, was a
rear-admiral
in the
Royal Navy
. The Right Reverend
Richard Dyke Acland
, grandson of Reverend Peter Leopold Dyke Acland, fifth son of the tenth Baronet, was a noted clergyman. John Barton Arundell Acland (1823?1904), sixth son of the tenth Baronet, was a member of the
New Zealand Legislative Council
. His fourth son Sir
Hugh Thomas Dyke Acland
(1874?1956), was a prominent surgeon in
New Zealand
.
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His son
Sir Hugh John "Jack" Dyke Acland
(1904?1981) was a member of the
New Zealand House of Representatives
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Acland baronets, of Columb John (1644)
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- Sir John Acland, 1st Baronet
(c. 1591 ? 1647), English landowner, was the only son of
Arthur Acland
. Pricked
High Sheriff of Devon
in 1641, he fought as a Royalist during the
English Civil War
. He was created a baronet for his service in 1644, but the
letters patent
were either lost or did not pass the seals; a new grant was made in 1677/8 to the 5th Baronet confirming the 1644 creation. He surrendered to the Parliamentarians when
Thomas Fairfax
captured Exeter in 1646 and composed for his estate. Upon his death in 1647, he was succeeded by his eldest son Francis.
- Sir Francis Acland, 2nd Baronet
(died 1649) was the eldest son of
Sir John Acland, 1st Baronet
. He succeeded his father in 1647, and dying unmarried in 1649, was succeeded by his brother John.
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- Sir John Acland, 3rd Baronet
(died 1655) was the second son of
Sir John Acland, 1st Baronet
. He succeeded his elder brother in 1649. In 1654, he married Margaret, daughter of
Denys Rolle
. They had two children: a daughter, Margaret (died 1691), married
John Arundell, 2nd Baron Arundell of Trerice
in 1675, and a son, Arthur (b. 1654), who succeeded to the baronetcy when Sir John died in 1655.
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- Sir Arthur Acland, 4th Baronet
(1655?1672) was the only son of
Sir John Acland, 3rd Baronet
. He matriculated at
Exeter College, Oxford
on 27 July 1669.
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Sir Arthur died as a minor in 1672, unmarried, and was succeeded by his uncle Hugh.
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Acland baronets, of Columb John (1678)
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- Sir Hugh Acland, 1st/5th Baronet
(died 1714), uncle
- Sir Hugh Acland, 2nd/6th Baronet
(1696?1728), grandson
- Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 3rd/7th Baronet
(1722?1785), eldest son, known on his estates as
"Sir Thomas his Honour"
.
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- Sir John Dyke Acland, 4th/8th Baronet
(1778?1785), grandson,
"Little Sir John"
,
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died aged 7.
- Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 5th/9th Baronet
(1752?1794), uncle, as his father known on his estates as
"Sir Thomas his Honour"
.
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- Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 6th/10th Baronet
(1787?1871), son
- Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 7th/11th Baronet
(1809?1898), son
- Sir (Charles) Thomas Dyke Acland, 8th/12th Baronet
(1842?1919), son
- Sir Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland, 9th/13th Baronet
(1847?1926), brother
- Sir Francis Dyke Acland, 10th/14th Baronet
(1874?1939), son
- Sir Richard Dyke Acland, 11th/15th Baronet
(1906?1990), son
- Sir John Dyke Acland, 12th/16th Baronet
(1939?2009), son
- Sir Dominic Dyke Acland, 13th/17th Baronet (born 1962),
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son
The
heir apparent
is the present holder's eldest son Patrick Acland (born 1993).
Acland baronets, of St Mary Magdalen (1890)
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The Acland Baronetcy, of St Mary Magdalen in Oxford, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 16 June 1890 for the leading physician and scientist
Henry Wentworth Acland
. He was the fourth son of the tenth Baronet of the 1644/1678 creation. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baronet. He was an
admiral
in the
Royal Navy
. On his death the title passed to his eldest son, the third Baronet. He was a
lieutenant-colonel
in the
Royal Devon Yeomanry
and a major in the
Royal Flying Corps
and
Royal Air Force
. He died without male issue and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Baronet. He was a
captain
in the Royal Navy. As of 2013 the title is held by his grandson, the sixth Baronet, who succeeded his father in 1983.
Several other members of this branch of the family gained distinction.
Sarah Angelina Acland
(1849-1930), the only daughter of the first baronet, was a philanthropist and a pioneer of colour photography, becoming a Fellow of the
Royal Photographic Society
. Sir Reginald Brodie Dyke Acland (1856?1924), fifth son of the first Baronet, was a prominent barrister. Kenneth Francis Dyke Acland (1890?1975), son of Francis Edward Dyke Acland, sixth son of the first Baronet, was a captain in the Royal Navy.
Peter Bevil Edward Acland
(1902?1993), second son of
Alfred Dyke Acland
, seventh son of the first Baronet, was a temporary
brigadier
in the Army and served as
Deputy Lieutenant
and Vice-
Lord-Lieutenant of Devon
. He was the father of 1)
Sir John Hugh Bevil Acland
(1928?2006), a
major-general
in the
Scots Guards
, and 2)
Sir Antony Arthur Acland
,
British Ambassador to the United States
from 1986 to 1991.
The
heir apparent
is the present holder's son Alexander John Dyke Acland, (born 1973), an education consultant and founder of the
New Edinburgh Orchestra
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Acland baronets, of Fairfield (1818)
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Escutcheon of the Fuller-Palmer-Acland baronets of Fairfield
The
Palmer-Acland
, later
Fuller-Palmer-Acland Baronetcy
, of
Fairfield
in the County of Somerset, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 9 December 1818 for John Palmer-Acland. He was the son of a younger son of the sixth Baronet of the 1644/1678 creation. The second Baronet assumed the additional surname of Fuller. The title became extinct on his death in 1871.
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