Sir William Lemon, 1st Baronet (11 October 1748 – 11 December 1824) was a Member of Parliament for Cornish constituencies from 1770 to 1824, a total of 54 years.

Background

He was the son of William Lemon and Anne, the daughter of John Willyams of

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and the grandson of William Lemon (1696–1760), who acquired the family estate at

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in 1749.''Annual Biography and obituary'' (1826) p.441-442: "Sir William Lemon" in Google Books.
/ref> Lemon's younger brother

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(1754–1814) became a Member of Parliament for

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and

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and was the owner of Pollevillan. John Lemon died on 5 April 1814. His sister Anne married John Buller MP for

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and West Looe.

Education

He was educated at

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and with a Grand Tour.* Edwin Jaggard ''Cornwall politics in the age of reform 1790–1855'',

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/Boydell Press, (1999), .

Parliamentary service

He was Member of Parliament for Penryn 1770–1774 and

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1774–1824, a total of 54 years. He was created

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Lemon of

, Cornwall on 24 May 1774.

Marriage

He married Jane, the eldest daughter of James Buller, MP for Cornwall and his wife Jane, who was eldest daughter of

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. Jane Lemon died 17 June 1823.Mylor history by Hugh Pengelly Olivey (1907):
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Children

SOURCE: Debrett's ''Baronetage'' 1839. *Anne, married Sir John Davie in 1796. *Maria married Francis Jodrell in 1807. *William born 1774 died 1799. *Louisa, married Lt. Col. George Hart Dyke in 1802. She died in 1839.''Debrett's The baronetage of England'' (1839), page 348: Lemon of Carclew entry, on Google Books
''Gentleman's Magazine'' 1839 p. 663 Louisa Hart Dyke's obituary o
Google Books
(accessed 6 March 2008) *Harriet, married

Francis Basset, 1st Baron de Dunstanville and Basset Francis Basset, 1st Baron de Dunstanville, FRS (9 August 1757 – 14 February 1835) was an English peer and politician who sat in the British House of Commons from 1780 to 1796, representing the constituency of Penryn. Early life He was th ...

in 1824. She died 30 December 1864. *John, born 1779 died young. *Emma *Frances *Isabella Jane married her cousin Anthony Buller in 1805 *Charles, 2nd Baronet *Tryphena-Octavia – died young *Caroline Matilda married

John Hearle Tremayne John Hearle Tremayne (17 March 1780 – 27 August 1851) was a member of a landed family in the English county of Cornwall, and owner of the Heligan estate near Mevagissey. He was a member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament fo ...

in 1818

Death and succession

He died on 11 December 1824 and was succeeded in his baronetcy by his son

Charles Lemon Sir Charles Lemon, 2nd Baronet (3 September 1784 – 13 February 1868) was a British Member of Parliament for several constituencies and a baronet. Early life He inherited his baronetcy in 1824 upon the death of his father Sir William Lemon, ...

(1784–1868).

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lemon, William 1748 births 1824 deaths Politicians from Cornwall Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Penryn British MPs 1768–1774 British MPs 1774–1780 British MPs 1780–1784 British MPs 1784–1790 British MPs 1790–1796 British MPs 1796–1800 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Cornwall UK MPs 1801–1802 UK MPs 1802–1806 UK MPs 1806–1807 UK MPs 1807–1812 UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs 1820–1826 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Cornwall