William Dundas
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William Dundas (1762–1845) was a Scottish politician.
The son of Robert Dundas, of Arniston, the younger, he became a barrister at Lincoln's Inn in 1788. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for the Anstruther Burghs from 1794 to 1796, for the Northern Burghs from 1796 to 1802, for Sutherland in 1802 and 1806, for Cullen in 1810 and Edinburgh from 1812 to 1831.
He appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1800 and was Secretary at War from 1804 to 1806. He was a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty in 1812. He was appointed Keeper of the Signet in 1814 and Lord Clerk Register in 1821.
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- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs [self-published source][better source needed]
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Dundas
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Anstruther Burghs 1794 – 1796 |
Succeeded by John Anstruther |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Northern Burghs 1796 – 1801 |
Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom |
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Member of Parliament for Northern Burghs 1801 – 1802 |
Succeeded by John Charles Villiers |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Sutherland 1802 – 1808 |
Succeeded by John Randoll Mackenzie |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Elgin Burghs 1810–1812 |
Succeeded by Archibald Campbell |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Edinburgh 1812–1831 |
Succeeded by Robert Adam Dundas |
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Preceded by | Secretary at War 1804–1806 |
Succeeded by Richard Fitzpatrick |
Preceded by | Lord Clerk Register 1821–1841 |
Succeeded by The Marquess of Dalhousie |
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