Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 7th Baronet

Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 7th Baronet (14 August 1722 – 24 February 1785) was the son of Sir Hugh Acland, 6th Baronet and Cicely Wrothe.

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Succession

He succeeded his father as baronet on the latter's death on 29 July 1728. On his death in 1785 he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his grandson, his eldest son having predeceased him.

Career

He was Member of Parliament for Devon, 1746–1747, Member of Parliament for Somerset, 1767–1768, and High Sheriff of Somerset for the year 1751.

Family

He married Elizabeth Dyke, daughter of Thomas Dyke, on 7 January 1745, and had issue:

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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Theophilus Fortescue
Sir William Courtenay
Member of Parliament for Devon
1746–1747
With: Sir William Courtenay
Succeeded by
Sir William Courtenay
Sir Richard Bampfylde
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Sir Charles Kemys-Tynte
Thomas Prowse
Member of Parliament for Somerset
1767–1768
With: Sir Charles Kemys-Tynte
Succeeded by
Sir Charles Kemys-Tynte
Richard Hippisley Coxe
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Henry William Portman
High Sheriff of Somerset
1751
Succeeded by
John Harding
Baronetage of England
Preceded by
Hugh Acland
Baronet
(of Columb John)
1728–1785
Succeeded by
John Dyke Acland