Francis Dyke Acland

The Right Honourable
Sir Francis Dyke Acland
Bt PC DL JP
The Right Honourable Sir Francis Dyke Acland Bt PC DL JP
	circa 1908
Under-Secretary of State ; for Foreign Affairs
	In office; 23 October 1911 – 4 February 1915
Monarch	George V
Prime Minister	H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	Thomas McKinnon Wood
Succeeded by	Neil James Archibald Primrose
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
	In office; 3 February 1915 – 25 May 1915
Monarch	George V
Prime Minister	H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	Hon. Edwin Samuel Montagu
Succeeded by	Hon. Edwin Samuel Montagu
Personal details
Born	7 March 1874
Died	9 June 1939 (aged 65)
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	1 Eleanor Acland née Cropper ; (d. 1933) ; (2) Constance Dudley ; (d. 1940)
Alma mater	Balliol College, Oxford

Sir Francis Dyke Acland, 14th Baronet, PC, DL, JP (7 March 1874 – 9 June 1939) was a British Liberal politician. He notably served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs under Sir Edward Grey between 1911 and 1915. Ideologically, he was an adherent of the "New Liberalism" within the Liberal Party.

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