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There have been four baronetcies created for members of the Acland family, two in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The family originated in the 12th century at the estate of Acland in the parish of Landkey, North Devon.

Acland baronets of Columb John (1644), later renewed, in 1678, by letters patent
Acland baronets of Fairfield (1818), for Palmer-Acland and Fuller-Palmer-Acland
Acland baronets of St Mary Magdalen (1890)

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 There have been four '''baronetcies''' created for members of the '''Acland''' family, two in the [[Baronetage of England]] and two in the [[Baronetage of the United Kingdom]]. The family originated in the 12th century at the estate of [[Acland, Landkey|Acland]] in the parish of [[Landkey]], North Devon.
-* [[Acland baronets of Columb John (1644)]], then renewed in 1678 by letters patent
+* [[Acland baronets of Columb John (1644)]], later renewed, in 1678, by letters patent
+* [[Acland baronets of Fairfield (1818)]], for Palmer-Acland and Fuller-Palmer-Acland
 * [[Acland baronets of St Mary Magdalen (1890)]]
-* [[Acland baronets of Fairfield (1818)]], for Palmer-Acland and Fuller-Palmer-Acland
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-==Acland baronets, of Columb John (1644/1678)==
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-[[File:Arms of Acland of Columb-John (Baronets).svg|150px|right]]
-[[File:SirJohnAcland 1stBaronet ByRobertWalker.jpg|thumb|Sir John Acland, 1st Baronet of Colum John. Portrait c. 1644 by [[Robert Walker (painter)|Robert Walker]] (1599–1658), collection of [[National Trust]], [[Killerton|Killerton House]]]]
-[[File:Thomasacland.jpg|thumb|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 of England|Charles I]]. However, the [[letters patent]] were lost in the confusion of the [[English Civil War|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 (UK Parliament constituency)|Barnstaple]] and [[Tiverton (UK Parliament constituency)|Tiverton]] in the [[British House of Commons|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|Killerton House]] as the family seat. He represented [[Devon (UK Parliament constituency)|Devon]] and [[Somerset (UK Parliament constituency)|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 Party (UK)|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 (author)|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 Dyke Acland|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 Acland (surgeon)|Hugh Thomas Dyke Acland]] (1874–1956), was a prominent surgeon in [[New Zealand]].<ref name="DNZB Acland">{{DNZB|Maling|Peter B.|3a2|Acland, Hugh Thomas Dyke – Biography|7 January 2012}}</ref> His son [[Jack Acland|Sir Hugh John "Jack" Dyke Acland]] (1904–1981) was a member of the [[New Zealand House of Representatives]].
-===Acland baronets, of Columb John (1644)===
-* [[Sir John Acland, 1st Baronet]] (c. 1591 – 1647), English landowner, was the only son of [[Arthur Acland (died 1610)|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.
-* <span id="Sir Francis Acland, 2nd Baronet">'''Sir Francis Acland, 2nd Baronet'''</span> (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.<ref name="burkes">{{cite book | title=Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire | first1=Sir Bernard | last1=Burke | author-link1=Bernard Burke | first2=Ashworth P. | last2=Burke | publisher=Harrison & Sons | location=London | year=1914 | page=64 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RVggAAAAYAAJ}}</ref>
-* <span id="Sir John Acland, 3rd Baronet">'''Sir John Acland, 3rd Baronet'''</span> (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 (1614–1638)|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.<ref name="burkes" />
-* <span id="Sir Arthur Acland, 4th Baronet">'''Sir Arthur Acland, 4th Baronet'''</span> (1655–1672) was the only son of [[Sir John Acland, 3rd Baronet]]. He matriculated at [[Exeter College, Oxford]] on 27 July 1669.<ref name="foster">{{cite book | title=Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714 | editor-first=Joseph | editor-last=Foster | year=1891 | location=Oxford | url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/alumni-oxon/1500-1714/pp1-28 | access-date=30 March 2016}}</ref> Sir Arthur died as a minor in 1672, unmarried, and was succeeded by his uncle Hugh.<ref name="burkes" />
-===Acland baronets, of Columb John (1678)===
-* [[Sir Hugh Acland, 5th Baronet|Sir Hugh Acland, 1st/5th Baronet]] (died 1714), uncle
-* [[Sir Hugh Acland, 6th Baronet|Sir Hugh Acland, 2nd/6th Baronet]] (1696–1728), grandson
-* [[Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 7th Baronet|Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 3rd/7th Baronet]] (1722–1785), eldest son, known on his estates as ''"Sir Thomas his Honour"''.<ref name="Acland, Anne 1981, p.26">Acland, Anne. A Devon Family: The Story of the Aclands. London and Chichester: Phillimore, 1981, p.26</ref>
-* [[Sir John Dyke Acland, 8th Baronet|Sir John Dyke Acland, 4th/8th Baronet]] (1778–1785), grandson, ''"Little Sir John"'',<ref name="Acland, Anne 1981, p.26"/> died aged 7.
-* [[Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 9th Baronet|Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 5th/9th Baronet]] (1752–1794), uncle, as his father known on his estates as ''"Sir Thomas his Honour"''.<ref name="Acland, Anne 1981, p.26"/>
-* [[Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet|Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 6th/10th Baronet]] (1787–1871), son
-* [[Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 11th Baronet|Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 7th/11th Baronet]] (1809–1898), son
-* [[Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 12th Baronet|Sir (Charles) Thomas Dyke Acland, 8th/12th Baronet]] (1842–1919), son
-* [[Sir Arthur Dyke Acland, 13th Baronet|Sir Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland, 9th/13th Baronet]] (1847–1926), brother
-* [[Sir Francis Dyke Acland, 14th Baronet|Sir Francis Dyke Acland, 10th/14th Baronet]] (1874–1939), son
-* [[Richard Acland|Sir Richard Dyke Acland, 11th/15th Baronet]] (1906–1990), son
-* [[Sir John Dyke Acland, 16th Baronet|Sir John Dyke Acland, 12th/16th Baronet]] (1939–2009), son
-* Sir Dominic Dyke Acland, 13th/17th Baronet (born 1962),<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Roll of the Baronetage (as at August 1st 2018|url=http://www.baronetage.org/official-roll-of-the-baronets/|publisher=Standing Council of the Baronetage|access-date=8 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306051137/http://www.baronetage.org/official-roll-of-the-baronets/|archive-date=6 March 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> son
-The [[heir apparent]] is the present holder's eldest son Patrick Acland (born 1993).
-==Acland baronets, of St Mary Magdalen (1890)==
-[[File:Arms of Acland of Oxford.svg|120px|right]]
-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 [[Sir Henry Wentworth Acland, 1st Baronet|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 (naval)|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 Acland|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) [[John Hugh Bevil Acland|Sir John Hugh Bevil Acland]] (1928–2006), a [[major-general]] in the [[Scots Guards]], and 2) [[Antony Acland|Sir Antony Arthur Acland]], [[List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Luxembourg|British Ambassador to the United States]] from 1986 to 1991.
-* [[Sir Henry Wentworth Acland, 1st Baronet|Sir Henry Wentworth Dyke Acland, 1st Baronet]] (1815–1900)
-* [[Sir William Acland, 2nd Baronet|Sir William Alison Dyke Acland, 2nd Baronet]] (1847–1924)
-* [[Sir William Acland, 3rd Baronet|Sir William Henry Dyke Acland, 3rd Baronet]] (1888–1970)
-* [[Sir Hubert Acland, 4th Baronet|Sir Hubert Guy Dyke Acland, 4th Baronet]] (1890–1978)
-* [[Sir Antony Guy Acland, 5th Baronet]] (1916–1984)
-* [[Sir Guy Acland, 6th Baronet|Sir (Christopher) Guy (Dyke) Acland, 6th Baronet]] (born 1946)
-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]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.heidrick.com/Where-We-Work/Consultants/Acland_Alex_16725| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130902194104/http://www.heidrick.com/Where-We-Work/Consultants/Acland_Alex_16725| archive-date = 2013-09-02| title = Alex Acland {{!}} Heidrick & Struggles}}</ref>
-==Acland baronets, of Fairfield (1818)==
-[[File:Blazon of Acland Baronets of Fairfield (1818).svg|thumb|Escutcheon of the Fuller-Palmer-Acland  baronets of Fairfield]]
-The '''Palmer-Acland''', later '''Fuller-Palmer-Acland Baronetcy''', of [[Fairfield, Stogursey|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.
-* [[John Palmer-Acland|Sir John Palmer-Acland, 1st Baronet]] (1756–1831)
-* [[Sir Peregrine Palmer Fuller-Palmer-Acland, 2nd Baronet]] (1789–1871)
-==Notes==
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-==References==
-* Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, {{Page needed |date=February 2013}}
-* {{cite web |last=Lundy |first=Darryl |url=http://www.thepeerage.com/info.htm |title=FAQ |publisher= The Peerage}}
-* {{Rayment-bt|date=March 2012}}
-==External links==
-* [http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/A/AclandJohnBartonArundel/AclandJohnBartonArundel/en Biography of John Barton Arundell Acland]
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