Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783
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Name (Latin)
Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783
Other forms of name
Ashburton, John Dunning, Baron, 1731-1783
Dunning, J. (John), Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783
Date of birth
1731-10-18
Date of death
1783-08-18
Associated country
Great Britain
Occupation
Politicians
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
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MARC
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Sources of Information
- His A letter to the proprietors of East-India stock, 1764(name not given)
- Cokayne, G.E. Complete peerage, 1910:v. 1, p. 275 (John Dunning; b. Oct 1731; M.P. for Calne 1768-82; cr. 8 Apr 1782 Baron Ashburton; d. Aug 1783)
- Jeremiah Vickers of Dublin, merchant, in his own right, and also he and John Mathew, as executors of John Lord, merchant, deceased, appellants. John Scott, Esquire, His Majesty's attorney general of Ireland, respondent, 1779:p. 6 (signed at end: J. Dunning)
- Oxford DNB (WWW), Feb. 6, 2008(Dunning, John, first Baron Ashburton (1731-1783), barrister and politician, b. Ashburton, Devon, Oct. 18, 1731; d. Exmouth, August 18, 1783)
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Fielding & Walker (n.d.), publisher, Public domain
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Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792)
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Joshua Reynolds
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From an engraving by F. Bartolozzi, after a picture by Sir Joshua Reynolds
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Wikipedia description:
John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton (18 October 1731 – 18 August 1783), of Spitchwick the parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, was an English lawyer and politician, born in Ashburton in Devon, who served as Solicitor-General from 1768. He was first noticed in English politics when he wrote a notice in 1762 defending the British East India Company merchants against their Dutch rivals. He was a member of parliament from 1768 onward. His career in the House of Commons is best known for his motion in 1780 that "the influence of the crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished". He was created Baron Ashburton in 1782.
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