John Dunn (1820–1860)

John Dunn (1820 – 10 September 1860)[1] was a British Conservative politician.

John Dunn
Member of Parliament
for Dartmouth
In office
8 August 1859  10 September 1860
Serving with Kenneth Macaulay
Preceded byEdward Wyndham Harrington Schenley
Succeeded byJohn Hardy
Personal details
Born1820
Died (aged 40)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative

After unsuccessfully contesting Totnes at the 1859 general election,[2] Dunn was elected Conservative MP for Dartmouth at a by-election in 1859—caused by the previous election of Edward Wyndham Harrington Schenley being declared void due to bribery and corruption. He held the seat until his death in 1860.[3][4]

References

  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 1)
  2. "Totnes". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. 16 April 1859. p. 5. Retrieved 15 July 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  4. "Election Petitions". Western Times. 30 July 1859. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 6 May 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.


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