James Huntly Dutton, 6th Baron Sherborne, DSO (5 March 1873 – 17 September 1949), was a British peer.

Background

Sherborne was the son of Colonel Hon. Charles Dutton (1842–1909), by his wife, May Arbuthnot Taylor (1849–1943). He was born in Fatchgarn, India where his father was Aide-de-camp to Frederick Roberts,

Commander-in-Chief, India During the period of the Company and Crown rule in India, the Commander-in-Chief, India (often "Commander-in-Chief ''in'' or ''of'' India") was the supreme commander of the Indian Army from 1833 to 1947. The Commander-in-Chief and most of his ...

. His father was also Assistant Quarter-Master General, Afghan War 1878–80. James Huntly Dutton was the grandson of James Henry Legge Dutton, 3rd Baron Sherborne and inherited the barony of Sherborne when both his uncles,

Edward Dutton, 4th Baron Sherborne Edward Lenox Dutton, 4th Baron Sherborne (23 April 1831 – 18 July 1919), was a British peer and diplomat. Background Sherborne was the son of James Dutton, 3rd Baron Sherborne, of Sherborne, Gloucestershire, by his wife, Lady Elizabeth Howa ...

and Frederick Dutton, 5th Baron Sherborne died childless (their younger brother Hon. Charles Dutton having predeceased them).

Career

Dutton was commissioned a second lieutenant in the

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on 21 October 1893, promoted to a

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on 15 November 1895, and to a

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on 23 August 1899. He served in the

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from 1899 to 1902 with the 2nd Battalion of his regiment. They were with the Ladysmith relief force, and took part in the battles of Colenso (15 December 1899), Spion Kop (January 1900), Vaal Krantz and Tugela Heights (February 1900). Following the

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on 1 March 1900, he served in

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from March to June 1900, and was present at the action at

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. From July until November 1900 he served in

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east of

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. After the war ended in June 1902, Dutton returned to the United Kingdom the following month, and arrived at Southampton in August. In January 1903, Dutton was seconded as staff officer, and appointed aide-de-camp to Sir C. A. Moloney, colonial

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. He later served in

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1914–19, and was appointed a Companion of the

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(DSO) in 1915.

Family

Sherborne married Ethel Mary Baird (1883-1969), daughter of William Baird and Caroline Muriel Burn-Callander, on 27 February 1908. They had the following children: *Hon. Pamela Muriel Dutton (1910-1971). *Hon.

Charles Dutton, 7th Baron Sherborne Charles Dutton, 7th Baron Sherborne (13 May 1911 – 25 December 1982), was a British peer. Background Charles Thomas Sherborne Dutton was the son of Lt. Col. James Huntly Dutton, 6th Baron Sherborne, and Ethel Mary Baird. Career Dutton was a ...

(1911–1982). *Hon. George Edward Dutton (1912–1981). *Hon. Juliet Elizabeth Dutton (1915?-1986). His younger brother, Vice-Admiral Hon.

Arthur Brandreth Scott Dutton Vice-Admiral the Honourable Arthur Brandreth Scott Dutton, (11 September 1876 – 29 September 1932) was a Royal Navy officer who served during World War I, and was Captain-Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard from 1922 to 1924. Early life Dutto ...

CB CMG RN (1876–1932) participated in the

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, the greatest naval battle of

. He was also Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard 1922–24, Naval ADC to King George V 1926 and Commander Mediterranean Fleet Flotillas 1928–30. His younger sister, Hon. Mabel Honor Dutton, married 19 Aug 1903 Sir George James Robert Clerk of Penicuik, 9th Baronet. Sherborne died on 17 September 1949 at age 76, and was succeeded in the barony by his son, Charles.

References

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