John Dyke Acland

Colonel Acland and Lord Sydney, The Archers, by Joshua Reynolds, 1769. Acquired in September 2005 by the Tate Gallery, London, for over £2.5 million ($4.4 million)
Arms of Acland: Chequy argent and sable, a fesse gules

Colonel John Dyke Acland (21 February 1747 – 22 November 1778[1]), of Tetton and Pixton in Somerset, was Tory Member of Parliament for Callington in Cornwall[2] and fought in the American War of Independence in 1776.[3]

  1. ^ Batty-Smith, Nigel. "John Dyke Acland of Pixton". West Country Genealogy, Heraldry, and History. Archived from the original on 1 December 2005. Retrieved 22 March 2006.
  2. ^ Acland, 1981, p. 30
  3. ^ Chambers Biographical Dictionary, ISBN 0-550-18022-2, page 6