Richard Acland (1679–1729)

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Richard Acland (1679–1729), lord of the Manor of Fremington, near Barnstaple in North Devon, was a Member of Parliament for Barnstaple 1708–13.

Richard Acland
Member of Parliament for Barnstaple
In office
1708-1713
Personal details
Born1679 (1679)
England
Died1729 (aged 49–50)
Spouse
Susanna Lovering
(m. 1700)
Children2+
OccupationPolitician
Arms of Richard Acland on parapet of Queen Anne's Walk, Barnstaple

Biography

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Following his marriage in 1700 to a wealthy heiress he built the large and grand Queen Anne style mansion house known as Fremington House. His arms are displayed on the parapet of Queen Anne's Walk in Barnstaple, as one of about twelve such arms representing members of the Corporation of Barnstaple who financed the building, completed in 1713.[citation needed]

He was the son of Richard Acland (died 1703), a merchant of Barnstaple, who purchased the manor of Fremington in 1683.[1] His uncle was Arthur Acland (1616–91), of Bittadon, a Member of Parliament for Barnstaple 1679–80.[2]

In 1700 he married Susanna Lovering (died 1747), the younger of the two daughters and co-heiresses of John Lovering (died 1686), a wealthy merchant.[1] He left children including John Acland, listed as a freeholder in Fremington in 1733,[3] and Susanna Acland, heiress of Fremington, who in 1748 married William Barbor (1723-1800),[4] son and heir of William Barbor, an eminent physician.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "ACLAND, Richard (1679-1729), of Fremington, Devon".
  2. ^ "ACLAND, Arthur (1616-91), of Bittadon, Devon. | History of Parliament Online".
  3. ^ (Devon Freeholders Book, 1733, QS7/14
  4. ^ White's Directory, 1878
  5. ^ Risdon, Tristram (d.1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p.423

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