The Dutton Baronetcy, of Sherborne in the County of Dorset, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 22 June 1678 for Ralph Dutton, subsequently Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 for Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire (UK Parliament constituency)

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. His son, the second Baronet, also represented Gloucestershire in Parliament. The title became extinct on his death in 1743.

The late Baronet left his estates to his nephew James Naper, of Loughcrew, County Meath

County Meath

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, eldest son of James Naper by Anne Dutton, daughter of Sir Ralph Dutton, 1st Baronet. James Naper assumed by Royal license the surname of Dutton in lieu of his patronymic in accordance with his uncle's will. His eldest son James Dutton

James Dutton, 1st Baron Sherborne

James Naper Dutton, 1st Baron Sherborne , was a British peer.-Background:Sherborne was the son of James Lenox Dutton , of Sherborne, Gloucestershire, by his second wife Jane, daughter of Christopher Bond.-Political career:Sherborne was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire in 1780, a...

 was elevated to the peerage as Baron Sherborne

Baron Sherborne

Lord Sherborne, Baron of Sherborne, in the County of Gloucester, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1784 for James Dutton, who had earlier represented Gloucestershire in Parliament. He was the son of James Dutton by Anne Dutton, daughter of Sir Ralph Dutton, 1st Baronet...

 in 1784.

Dutton Baronets, of Sherborne (1678)

• Sir Ralph Dutton, 1st Baronet (c. 1645–1721)
• Sir John Dutton, 2nd Baronet (1684–1743)