Sir Charles Thomas Dyke Acland, 12th Baronet, DL, JP (16 July 1842 – 18 February 1919), of Killerton in Devon and of Holnicote in the parish of Selworthy in Somerset, was a large landowner and a British politician and Barrister-at-Law. He was known to family and friends as "Charlie", but demanded to be known in public as "Sir Thomas", not only because that was the traditional name of the Aclands, there having been a "Sir Thomas Acland" at Killerton for 170 years, but also because following the creation of a second and much newer Acland Baronetcy ("of St Mary Magdalen in Oxford") in 1890, for his uncle Sir Henry Wentworth Acland, 1st Baronet (the fourth son of the tenth Baronet), he wished people to know "which was the real head and owner of Killerton".[1]
Ackland in the 1870s.Arms of Acland: Chequy argent and sable, a fesse gules1924 memorial window in Selworthy Church, Somerset, dedicated to the 12th Baronet and his wife Gertrude Walrond. The arms describe his education, ancestry and marriage
In February 1917 he granted a 500-year lease of almost 8,000 acres of the picturesque and virtually pristine Holnicote Estate on Exmoor, "one of the most beautiful pieces of wild country to be found in England" to the National Trust, in order to preserve it from future development. This more than doubled the extent of the lands controlled by the National Trust, then only recently created. His brother and successor Arthur and nephew Francis, 13th & 14th Baronets respectively, co-operated in the negotiations concerning the gift.[4] The lease was converted into an outright gift 35 years later by his great-nephew Sir Richard Thomas Dyke Acland, 15th Baronet (1906-1990), who also donated Killerton.[5]
thomas, dyke, acland, 12th, baronet, charles, thomas, dyke, acland, 12th, baronet, july, 1842, february, 1919, killerton, devon, holnicote, parish, selworthy, somerset, large, landowner, british, politician, barrister, known, family, friends, charlie, demanded. Sir Charles Thomas Dyke Acland 12th Baronet DL JP 16 July 1842 18 February 1919 of Killerton in Devon and of Holnicote in the parish of Selworthy in Somerset was a large landowner and a British politician and Barrister at Law He was known to family and friends as Charlie but demanded to be known in public as Sir Thomas not only because that was the traditional name of the Aclands there having been a Sir Thomas Acland at Killerton for 170 years but also because following the creation of a second and much newer Acland Baronetcy of St Mary Magdalen in Oxford in 1890 for his uncle Sir Henry Wentworth Acland 1st Baronet the fourth son of the tenth Baronet he wished people to know which was the real head and owner of Killerton 1 Ackland in the 1870s Arms of Acland Chequy argent and sable a fesse gules1924 memorial window in Selworthy Church Somerset dedicated to the 12th Baronet and his wife Gertrude Walrond The arms describe his education ancestry and marriage Contents 1 Origins 2 Education 3 Career 4 Marriage 5 Gift to National Trust 6 Death and succession 7 References 8 External linksOrigins editBorn in Queen Anne Street in London he was the son of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland 11th Baronet and Mary Mordaunt Education editDyke Acland was educated at Eton College in Berkshire and at Christ Church Oxford where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1866 and a Master of Arts in 1868 Career editIn 1869 he was called to the Bar by the Inner Temple In 1898 he succeeded to his father s baronetcy He served in the 1st Devon Yeomanry Cavalry 2 reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel He was Deputy Warden of the Stannaries and Liberal Member of Parliament MP for East Cornwall from 1882 to 1885 and for Launceston from 1885 to 1892 3 In 1886 he was Church estates Commissioner and Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade Dyke Acland was a Deputy Lieutenant of Somerset and Devon and a Justice of Peace for Somerset and Devon In 1903 he became High Sheriff of Devon Marriage editOn 1 November 1879 in All Saints Chapel in Uffculme he married Gertrude Walrond a daughter of Sir John Walrond 1st Baronet of Bradfield House Uffculme in Devon The marriage was childless Gift to National Trust editIn February 1917 he granted a 500 year lease of almost 8 000 acres of the picturesque and virtually pristine Holnicote Estate on Exmoor one of the most beautiful pieces of wild country to be found in England to the National Trust in order to preserve it from future development This more than doubled the extent of the lands controlled by the National Trust then only recently created His brother and successor Arthur and nephew Francis 13th amp 14th Baronets respectively co operated in the negotiations concerning the gift 4 The lease was converted into an outright gift 35 years later by his great nephew Sir Richard Thomas Dyke Acland 15th Baronet 1906 1990 who also donated Killerton 5 Death and succession editHe died childless and was succeeded by his younger brother Sir Arthur Dyke Acland 13th Baronet 1847 1926 References edit Acland Anne A Devon Family The Story of the Aclands London and Chichester Phillimore Press 1981 p 133 Lieut Col Sir Charles Thomas Dyke Acland 12th Bt DL JP Stanford University Retrieved 6 October 2012 Sir Charles Thomas Dyke Acland 12th Baronet Holmes a Court Retrieved 6 October 2012 Acland Anne A Devon Family The Story of the Aclands London and Chichester Phillimore Press 1981 pp 148 9 Acland A p 150External links edit nbsp Cornwall portalHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Sir Thomas Dyke AclandParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byThomas Agar Robartes William Copeland Borlase Member of Parliament for East Cornwall1882 1885 With William Copeland Borlase Constituency abolishedPreceded byRichard Webster Member of Parliament for Launceston1885 1892 Succeeded byThomas OwenNon profit organization positionsPreceded byWilliam Douglas Morrison President of the Churchmen s Union1908 1915 Succeeded byPercy GardnerBaronetage of EnglandPreceded byThomas Dyke Acland Baronet of St Columb John 1898 1919 Succeeded byArthur Dyke Acland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sir Thomas Dyke Acland 12th Baronet amp oldid 1186945535, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
