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John Dutton, 2nd Baron Sherborne

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John Dutton, 2nd Baron Sherborne
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John Baron Dutton, 2nd Baron Sherborne (24 January 1779 – 18 October 1862),[1] was a British peer.

Background

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Sherborne was the son of James Dutton, 1st Baron Sherborne, of Sherborne, Gloucestershire, by his wife Elizabeth Coke (1753–1824), daughter of Wenman Coke and Elizabeth Chamberlayne.[2]

As a result of the Slave Compensation Act 1837, Sherborne was given £3,579 in compensation from the British government as the executor of Sir Rose Price, 1st Baronet, his brother-in-law; Price's estate included the "Worthy Park" slave plantation in Saint John Parish, Jamaica.[3]

Family

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Lord Sherborne married Mary Legge (1780–1864), daughter of Henry Bilson-Legge, 2nd Baron Stawell and Mary Curzon, on 11 August 1803.

They had six children:

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.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813
  2. ^ Lundy, Darryl. "p. 2935 § 29349". The Peerage.[unreliable source].
  3. ^ "John Dutton, 2nd Baron Sherborne". University College London. Retrieved on 20 March 2019.
  4. ^ Lundy, Darryl. "p. 2935 § 29348". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Baron Sherborne
1820–1862
Succeeded by