Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Denys III Rolle (1725-1797) of Hudscott, Stevenstone and Bicton in Devon and East Tytherley in Hampshire, was an independent Member of Parliament for Barnstaple, Devon, between 1761 and 1774. He was the largest landowner in Devon, with a rent-roll of £40,000 per annum. He was a philanthropist and generous benefactor to charities and religious societies. He was a modest man, considered eccentric, whose favourite pastime was to perform the work of a common farm-labourer.. }
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- Denys_III_Rolle_(1725-1797) comment "Denys III Rolle (1725-1797) of Hudscott, Stevenstone and Bicton in Devon and East Tytherley in Hampshire, was an independent Member of Parliament for Barnstaple, Devon, between 1761 and 1774. He was the largest landowner in Devon, with a rent-roll of £40,000 per annum. He was a philanthropist and generous benefactor to charities and religious societies. He was a modest man, considered eccentric, whose favourite pastime was to perform the work of a common farm-labourer.".