Letters patent under the great seal of Queen Victoria granting the title of Baronet to Sir Henry Wentworth Acland, together with a letter from Lord Salisbury (1830-1903) offering Acland the Baronetcy, 1890.
Papers regarding the Baronetcy of Sir Henry Wentworth Acland
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- Reference
- GB 161 Dep. A. 36(R)/1-2
- Dates of Creation
- 1890
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 2 shelfmarks
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Administrative / Biographical History
Sir Henry Wentworth Acland (1815-1900) was a physician. In 1834 Acland matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, he graduated B.A. in 1840, M.A. in 1842, M.B. in 1846, and M.D. in 1848. In 1840 he was elected fellow of All Souls' College and, in the same year, commenced the study of medicine, entering himself at St. George's Hospital, London.
It was for his services to medicine and medical education that Acland was accorded his Baronetcy in 1890. See the Dictionary of National Biography for further details.
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Deposited in the Library in 1968.
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