Family and Education
b. ?1734, 1st s. of John Clevland of Tapeley, sec. to Admiralty, by 1st w. Elizabeth, da. of Sir Caesar Child, 2nd Bt., of Woodford, Essex. m. 3 Jan. 1782, Elizabeth, da. and h. of Richard Stevens of Winscott, Devon, wid. of Robert Awse of Horwood House, Frithelstock, Devon, s.p. suc. fa. 1763.
Offices Held
Extra clerk at Admiralty 1751 – 53, clerk 1753 – 66; dep. judge adv. of the fleet 1754 – 62; 2nd clerk, marine dept. 1755 – 60; commr. for sale of French prizes 1756 – 63; agent of marines, Plymouth 1760 – 63; agent of marines 1763 – 67; commr. and accountant of sixpenny office 1762 – 1814; dir. Greenwich Hosp. 1769 – d.
Recorder, Bideford.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Tapeley Park, nr. Bideford, Devon.
Volume
Commons 1790-1820
Web Title
CLEVLAND, John (?1734-1817)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion
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