James Naper Dutton, 1st Baron Sherborne (22 October 1744 – 22 May 1820), was a British peer.
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Sherborne was the son of James Lenox Dutton (originally James Lenox Naper), of Sherborne, Gloucestershire, by his second wife Jane, daughter of Christopher Bond.[1]
Sherborne was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire in 1780, a seat he held until 1784.[2] The latter year he was raised to the peerage as Lord Sherborne, Baron of Sherborne, in the County of Gloucester.[3]
Lord Sherborne married Elizabeth, daughter of Wenman Coke, in 1774. They had four children:
Lord Sherborne died in May 1820, aged 75, and was succeeded in the barony by his son, John. Lady Sherborne died in December 1824.[6]
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| Preceded by Sir William Guise, Bt William Bromley-Chester |
Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire 1780–1784 With: Sir William Guise, Bt 1780–1783 Hon. George Cranfield-Berkeley 1783–1784 |
Succeeded by Hon. George Cranfield-Berkeley Thomas Master |
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| New creation | Baron Sherborne 1784–1820 |
Succeeded by John Baron Dutton |