Richard Acland (1679–1729), lord of the Manor of Fremington, near

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in North Devon, was a Member of Parliament for

1708–13.

Biography

Following his marriage in 1700 to a wealthy heiress he built the large and grand Queen Anne style mansion house known as

Fremington House Fremington is a large village, civil parish and former manor in North Devon, England, the historic centre of which is situated three miles (5 km) west of Barnstaple. The village lies between the south bank of the tidal estuary of the Ri ...

. His arms are displayed on the parapet of

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in Barnstaple, as one of about twelve such arms representing members of the Corporation of Barnstaple who financed the building, completed in 1713. He was the son of Richard Acland (died 1703), a merchant of Barnstaple, who purchased the manor of Fremington in 1683. His uncle was Arthur Acland (1616–91), of

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, a Member of Parliament for Barnstaple 1679–80. 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. He left children including John Acland, listed as a freeholder in Fremington in 1733, and Susanna Acland, heiress of Fremington, who in 1748 married William Barbor (1723-1800),White's Directory, 1878 son and heir of William Barbor, an eminent physician. Risdon, Tristram (d.1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p.423

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biography of Richard Acland of Fremington {{DEFAULTSORT:Acland, Richard 1679 births 1729 deaths

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Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Barnstaple British MPs 1708–1710 British MPs 1710–1713