Sir Hugh Acland, 6th Baronet


Sir Hugh Acland, 6th Baronet of Killerton Devon was a British landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1721 to 1727.

Early life

Acland was the eldest son of John Acland of Killerton and his wife Elizabeth Acland, daughter of Richard Acland of Barnstaple. His father died in 1703. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 9 June 1713. On 9 March 1714, he succeeded his paternal grandfather Sir Hugh Acland, 5th Baronet in the baronetcy and estates.
In May 1721, Acland married Cicely Wroth, eldest daughter and eventual sole heiress of Sir Thomas Wroth, 3rd Baronet, MP, of Petherton Park, Somerset, by his wife Mary Osbaldeston. Sir Thomas died on 27 June 1721, shortly after the marriage, and left Cicely his property and personal estate.

Political career

Acland entered Parliament for Barnstaple in November 1721, standing as a Tory at an unopposed by-election following the death of John Basset. He owned considerable property in the area, home to his mother's branch of the family. At the 1722 election, Acland contested the two seats at Barnstaple with the Whig Major-General Thomas Whetham, opposition Whig Richard Coffin, and the Tory Sir Bourchier Wrey, 5th Baronet. Acland and Whetham were victorious. He did not stand in the 1727 election and died the following year'

Death and legacy

Acland died on 29 July 1728. He and his wife Cicely had five children: