John Baron Dutton, 2nd Baron Sherborne (24 January 1779 – 18 October 1862), was a British peer.

Background

Sherborne was the son of

James Dutton, 1st Baron Sherborne James Naper Dutton, 1st Baron Sherborne (22 October 1744 – 22 May 1820), was a British peer. Background Sherborne was the son of James Lenox Dutton (originally James Lenox Naper), of Sherborne, Gloucestershire, by his second wife Jane, daug ...

, of

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, by his wife Elizabeth Coke (1753–1824), daughter of Wenman Coke and Elizabeth Chamberlayne. According to the '' Legacies of British Slave-Ownership'' at the

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, Dutton was awarded a payment as a slave trader in the aftermath of the

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with the

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. The British Government took out a £15 million loan (worth £ in ) with interest from

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and

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which was subsequently paid off by the British taxpayers (ending in 2015). Dutton was associated with "T71/854 St John No. 64A", he owned 464 slaves in

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and received a £3,579 payment at the time (worth £ in ).

Family

Lord Sherborne married Mary Legge (1780–1864), daughter of

Henry Bilson-Legge, 2nd Baron Stawell Henry Bilson-Legge, 2nd Baron Stawell (22 February 1757 – 25 August 1820) was a British peer and landowner, serving as a member of the House of Lords from 1780 until his death in 1820. Stawell was the only son of the statesman Henry Bilson-L ...

and Mary Curzon, on 11 August 1803. They had six children: *

James Dutton, 3rd Baron Sherborne James Henry Legge Dutton, 3rd Baron Sherborne (30 May 1804 – 8 March 1883), was a British peer. Background Sherborne was the son of John Dutton, 2nd Baron Sherborne, of Sherborne, Gloucestershire, by his wife, Hon. Mary Bilson Legge (1780–1 ...

(1804–1883), married firstly his cousin Lady Elizabeth Howard (1803–1845), daughter of

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, and Elizabeth Jane Dutton, and secondly Susan Block (1829–1907), daughter of James Block. *Mary Esther Dutton (1805–1806). *Elizabeth Dutton (1807–1865), married

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. *John Thomas Dutton (1810–1884), married Lady Lavinia Parker (1816-1893), daughter of Thomas Parker, 5th Earl of Macclesfield. John Thomas Dutton was the grandfather of

Ralph Dutton, 8th Baron Sherborne Ralph Stawell Dutton, 8th Baron Sherborne (1898–1985), was the 8th and last Baron Sherborne. He created the gardens at Hinton Ampner near Alresford in Hampshire, England, and on his death left the house and garden to the National Trust. It ...

. *Anne Constance Dutton (1816–1858), married Admiral Edward Plunkett, 16th

Lord Dunsany Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (; 24 July 1878 – 25 October 1957, usually Lord Dunsany) was an Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist. Over 90 volumes of fiction, essays, poems and plays appeared in his lifetime.Lanham, M ...

(1808–1889). *

Ralph Heneage Dutton The Hon. Ralph Heneage Dutton (5 August 1821 – 8 October 1892), was a British Conservative politician. Background Dutton was the third and youngest son of John Dutton, 2nd Baron Sherborne, by his marriage to the Hon. Mary Legge, only child an ...

(1821–1892), married Isabella Mansfield (1826–1895), daughter of John Mansfield and sister of

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. Lord Sherborne died on 18 October 1862, aged 83, and was succeeded in the barony by his son, James. Lady Sherborne died in October 1864.

References

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Recipients of payments from the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 British slave owners