Background
He was the third son of Sir John Acland, 1st Baronet of Wooleigh, Devon and Elizabeth Vincent and educated at Exeter College, Oxford.
He was the third son of Sir John Acland, 1st Baronet of Wooleigh, Devon and Elizabeth Vincent and educated at Exeter College, Oxford.
Exeter College.
He obtained new Letters Patent of the Baronetcy on 21 January 1678, with precedence from 24 June 1644 when the baronetcy was originally created. He was appointed Sheriff of Devon for 1690.
Habeas Corpus Parliament]
He was Member of Parliament for Barnstaple in 1679 (the Habeas Corpus Parliament) and for Tiverton from 1685 until 1687.