Charles Dundas, 1st Baron Amesbury (5 August 1751-7 July 1832), British politician. August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... Events Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow March 31 - The future King George III of the United Kingdom succeeds his father as Prince of Wales. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Charles was younger son of Thomas Dundas of Fingask, MP for Orkney and Shetland (1768-1771) and a commissioner of police in Scotland (31 January 1771), who died on 10 April 1786. His mother was his father's second wife, Janet, daughter of Charles Maitland, 6th Earl of Lauderdale. He was called to the bar, but devoted himself to a political life. He first sat for the borough of Richmond in 1774, then for Orkney and Shetland (1781-1784), again for Richmond and, finally, for Berkshire, which he represented in ten successive parliaments (1794-1832). He was, finally, the second eldest member in the house. Dundas was a liberal in politics. In 1802, on the resignation of Mitford (afterwards Lord Redesdale), the then speaker, he was nominated, by Sheridan, as his successor in opposition to Abbot. He, however, withdrew from the contest. Dundas was Counsellor of State for Scotland to the Prince of Wales, and colonel of the White Horse volunteer cavalry. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The Orkney Islands form one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and are a Lieutenancy Area. ... See Shetland (disambiguation) for other meanings. ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe and a constituent nation of the United Kingdom. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1774 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... For other places named Berkshire, see: Berkshire (disambiguation) Berkshire (IPA: or  ; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in the south of England, to the west of London and also bordering on Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Greater London, Surrey, Wiltshire and Hampshire. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1802 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... John Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale (August 18, 1748 - January 16, 1830), English lawyer and politician, younger son of John Mitford (d. ... Baron Redesdale is a peerage title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... In the United Kingdom, the Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the Lower House of Parliament, the House of Commons, and is seen historically as the First Commoner of the Land. ... Richard Brinsley Sheridan Richard Brinsley Sheridan (October 30, 1751 – July 7, 1816) was an Irish playwright and politician. ... Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester (14 October 1757–May 8, 1829) was a British statesman. ... In Britain, Counsellors of State are senior members of the British royal family to whom Queen Elizabeth II delegates certain state functions and powers when she is abroad or unavailable. ... George IV (George Augustus Frederick) (12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 29 January 1820. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Colonel Colonel is a military rank, usually the highest below general grades, and just above Lieutenant Colonel. ...

Dundas was twice married. His first wife, Anne, daughter of Ralph Whitley of Aston Hall, Flintshire, by whom he had one daughter, Janet, wife of Sir James Whitley Deans Dundas, brought him the considerable estate of Kintbury-Amesbury (otherwise Barton Court) in Berkshire as well as other property. His second wife, whom he married on 25 January 1822, was his cousin, Margaret, daughter of Charles Barclay and widow of (firstly) Charles Ogilvy and (secondly) Major Archibald Erskine. Dundas was made a peer as Lord Amesbury by letters patent 11 May 1832. He died 7 July 1832 at his residence in Pimlico, whereupon the title became extinct. Lady Amesbury died 14 April 1841. Flintshire (Welsh Sir y Fflint) is a county in northern Wales. ... Sir James Whitley Deans Dundas (4 December 1785-3 October 1862) was a British admiral. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1822 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Letters Patent by Queen Victoria creating the office of Governor-General of Australia Letters patent are a type of legal document which is an open letter issued by a monarch or government granting a right, monopoly, title, or status to someone or some entity such as a corporation. ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A street in Pimlico which characteristically mixes grand Victorian town-houses with 1970s council housing. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

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