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British politician
For the American make-up artist, musician and fashion designer, see
William Lemon III .
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
Carnanton House and the grandson of William Lemon (1696–1760), who acquired the family estate at
Carclew in 1749.
[1]
[2]
[3]
Lemon's younger brother
John (1754–1814) became a Member of Parliament for
Saltash and
Truro
[4] : 60–61 and was the owner of
Pollevillan .
[5] John Lemon died on 5 April 1814.
[1]
His sister Anne married
John Buller MP for
Exeter and
West Looe .
[6]
Education
He was educated at
Christ Church, Oxford and with a
Grand Tour .
[4] : 19
Parliamentary service
He was
Member of Parliament for
Penryn 1770–1774 and
Cornwall 1774–1824, a total of 54 years.
He was created
Baronet Lemon of
Carclew , Cornwall on 24 May 1774.
[7]
Marriage
He married Jane, the eldest daughter of
James Buller, MP for Cornwall and his wife Jane, who was eldest daughter of
Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst . Jane Lemon died 17 June 1823.
[8]
Children
SOURCE: Debrett's Baronetage 1839.
[9]
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.
[6]
[10]
Harriet, married
Francis Basset, 1st Baron de Dunstanville and Basset in 1824. She died 30 December 1864.
[8]
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 in 1818
Death and succession
He died on 11 December 1824 and was succeeded in his baronetcy by his son
Charles Lemon (1784–1868).
References
^
a
b
Annual Biography and obituary (1826) p.441-442: "Sir William Lemon" in Google Books.
^
Pamela Dodds "Building Country Houses on Cornish Estates 1730–1830" paper for Cornish History Network conference (2002)
^
"Notes on the Parish of Mylor", published by Hugh Pengelly Olivey 1907 : Section IX -Monuments in Mylor Church and Churchyard
^
a
b *
Edwin Jaggard Cornwall politics in the age of reform 1790–1855 ,
Royal Historical Society /Boydell Press, (1999),
ISBN
0-86193-243-9 .
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"BULLER, John (1745–93), of Morval, Cornw" . History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 14 May 2016 .
^
a
b
Debrett's The baronetage of England (1839), page 348: Lemon of Carclew entry, on Google Books .
^
Leigh Rayment's Peerage page for date created Baronet
[usurped]
^
a
b
Mylor history by Hugh Pengelly Olivey (1907):
^ Debrett's Baronetage 7th edn. 1839, page 201, on
Google Books (accessed 6 March 2008).
^ Gentleman's Magazine 1839 p. 663 Louisa Hart Dyke's obituary on
Google Books (accessed 6 March 2008)