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Encyclopedia > John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton

John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton (1731 - 1783) was an English jurist and politician. 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 MP from 1768 onward, and was created 1st Baron Ashburton in 1782.

Preceded by:
New Creation		 Baron Ashburton Followed by:
Richard Barre Dunning
Preceded by:
The Earl of Clarendon		 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1782-83		 Followed by:
The Earl of Derby

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Dunning, John, 1st Baron Ashburton, British And Irish History, Biographies
Dunning, John, 1st Baron Ashburton 1731–83, English jurist and politician.
In Parliament from 1768, he consistently supported the right of free election and petition in the case of John Wilkes and in 1780 carried the famous resolution that "the influence of the crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished." He was created a peer in 1782.
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