Sir John Walrond, 1st Baronet

John Walrond Walrond
John Walrond Walrond; MP
	Portrait of Sir John Walrond by George Frederic Watts
Member of Parliament ; for Tiverton
	In office; 13 July 1865 – 16 November 1868 Serving with George Denman (1866–1868); Henry John Temple (1865–1866)
Preceded by	George Denman; Henry John Temple
Succeeded by	George Denman; John Heathcoat-Amory
Personal details
Born	John Walrond Dickinson; 1 March 1818
Died	23 April 1889 (aged 71)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Frances Caroline Hood (m. 1845)
Children	Six, including William Walrond
Parents	Benjamin Bowes Walrond; Frances Walrond
Residence	Bradfield House, Uffculme, Devon

Sir John Walrond Walrond, 1st Baronet (1 March 1818 – 23 April 1889),[2] of Bradfield House, Uffculme in Devon, known as John Walrond Dickinson until 22 April 1845, was a British Conservative Party politician.[3]

Arms of Walrond: Argent, three bull's heads cabossed sable armed or.[1] Adopted by the 1st Baronet together with the surname Walrond

Political career

Walrond was elected MP for Tiverton in 1865, but stood down at the next election in 1868. He stood for the seat a number of times over the next 12 years – in 1872, 1874 and 1880 – but without success.[4] He was selected High Sheriff of Devon for 1874–75.[3]

Baronetcy

Walrond was created 1st Baronet of Bradfield, Devon on 24 February 1876. On his death, his son William Walrond inherited the title, which was then merged with the Waleran barony on its creation for him.[5][3]

Marriage and progeny

On 20 May 1845 Walrond married Frances Caroline Hood, a daughter of Samuel Hood, 2nd Baron Bridport by his wife Charlotte Nelson, 3rd Duchess of Bronté, by whom he had five children: two sons and three daughters:

William Hood Walrond, 1st Baron Waleran (1849-1925), eldest son and heir;
Arthur Melville Walrond (1861-1946);
Katherine Mary Walrond (1846-1934), wife of Charles Arthur Williams Troyte (1842–1896), they built Huntsham Court;
Margaret Walrond (1850-1930), wife of Charles Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, 20th Baron Clinton;
Gertrude Walrond (1853-1920), wife of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 12th Baronet, died without progeny.

Illegitimate daughter

(Mary Caroline, illegitimate, by unknown mother.[3])

References

Burke's Landed Gentry, 1937, p.2353
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)
"Sir John Walrond Walrond, 1st Bt". The Peerage. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "W" (part 1)

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by George Denman Henry John Temple	Member of Parliament for Tiverton 1865–1868 With: George Denman (1866–1868) Henry John Temple (1865–1866)	Succeeded by George Denman John Heathcoat-Amory
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Baronet (of Bradfield) 1876–1889	Succeeded by William Walrond

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[1] Burke's Landed Gentry, 1937, p.2353

[2] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)

[thepeerage-3] "Sir John Walrond Walrond, 1st Bt". The Peerage. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[craig1832-4] Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book)|format= requires |url= (help) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

[5] Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "W" (part 1)