Sir John Colleton 3rd Baronet
(1669-1754)
Administrator of S Carolina and 3rd Baronet Colleton of London (from 1694)
Died aged c. 85
Commemorated on 1 plaque
Sir John Colleton. This site was formerly the Manor House of Rill or Hill, a sub-manor of Marpool, occupied in the early 18th century by Sir John Colleton, retired Administrator of S Carolina. He brought the first magnolias with him which he developed by mutation to produce the 'Magnolia Grandiflora Exmouthiensis' variety which is incorporated into Exmouth's Coat of Arms.
Library, Exeter Rd, Exmouth, United Kingdom where they lived