James Dutton, 1st Baron Sherborne

James Naper Dutton, 1st Baron Sherborne (22 October 1744 – 22 May 1820), was a British peer.

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Background

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]

Political career

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]

Family

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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Parliament of Great Britain
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
Peerage of Great Britain
New creation Baron Sherborne
1784–1820
Succeeded by
John Baron Dutton