John Dutton, 2nd Baron Sherborne

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

Sherborne was the son of James Dutton, 1st Baron Sherborne, of Sherborne, Gloucestershire, with his wife Elizabeth Coke, daughter of Wenman Coke and Elizabeth Chamberlayne.

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.[2]

Family

Lord Sherborne married Mary Legge, 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.

References

  1. ^ Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813
  2. ^ "John Dutton, 2nd Baron Sherborne". University College London. Retrieved on 20 March 2019.