William Lemon

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.

Parental family

He was the grandson of William Lemon (1696–1760), who acquired the family estate at Carclew in 1749 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=U24EAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA442&lpg=PA442&dq=%22John+Williams%22+of+Carnanton.&source=web&ots=pkuQQ2rMSl&sig=tQTjFFjsaVxz-eZ65r9gm5bAcz0&hl=en#PPA441,M1 "Annual Biography and obituary" (1826) p.441-442: "Sir William Lemon" in Google Books.] ] . [ [http://www.marjon.ac.uk/cornish-history/conf2002dodds/index.htm Pamela Dodds "Building Country Houses on Cornish Estates 1730–1830" paper for Cornish History Network conference (2002)] ] [ [http://www.milsom.info/mylor/Olivey/Olivey_C14.htm "Notes on the Parish of Mylor", published by Hugh Pengelly Olivey 1907] : Section IX -Monuments in Mylor Church and Churchyard] . His father, also called William Lemon, married Anne, the daughter of John Williams of Carnanton.

Their son, William, later Sir William, was born 11 October 1748.

Another son, John, born 6 Nov 1754, became MP for Saltash in 1787 and from 1796 to 1814, for Truro rp|60-61 and owner of Pollevillan [ [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50619 Daniel and Samuel Lysons "General history: Gentlemen's seats", "Magna Britannia": volume 3: Cornwall (1814), pp. CLXXV-CLXXIX. Date accessed: 29 April 2008.] .] . John Lemon died in 5 April 1814 .

Their daughter, Anne married John Buller MP for West Looe and then Truro, of Morval .

Education

He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and with a Grand Tour *Edwin Jaggard "Cornwall politics in the age of reform 1790-1855", Royal Historical Society/Boydell Press, (1999), ISBN 0-86193-243-9.] rp|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. [ [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/baronetsl2.htm Leigh Rayment's Peerage page for date created Baronet] ]

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 [http://www.milsom.info/mylor/Olivey/Olivey_C9.htm Mylor history by Hugh Pengelly Olivey (1907): ] ] .

Children

SOURCE: Debrett's "Baronetage" 1839 [Debrett's "Baronetage" 7th edn. 1839, page 201, on [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7CEIAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PA201&lpg=RA1-PA201&dq=%22george+hart+dyke%22&source=web&ots=rD-SrG7bgl&sig=darSyUVDYg-9DmgaAvknUCYPvT0&hl=en Google Books] (accessed 6 March 2008). ] .
*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 [Gentleman's Magazine 1839 p. 663 Louisa Hart Dyke's obituary on [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9MUhAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA663&lpg=PA663&dq=%22george+hart+dyke%22&source=web&ots=42ktqowReF&sig=B5eetAmspF8YqC2W-puOkhD1gS4&hl=en#PPP9,M1 Google Books] (accessed 6 March 2008) ] [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mvIDAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA348&lpg=PA348&dq=davie+%22baronetage+of+England%22+Debrett+1839&source=web&ots=X9FHndceAn&sig=xFl3Zu2RrFcsZEhRsEmKM42D3oU&hl=en "Debrett's The baronetage of England" (1839), page 348: Lemon of Carclew entry, on Google Books] . ] .
*Harriet, married Francis Basset, 1st Baron de Dunstanville and Basset in 1824. She died 30 December 1864 .
*John, born 1779 died young.
*Emma
*Frances
*Isabella-Jane married 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

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Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford