Hon. George Heneage Lawrence Dundas

Profile & Legacies Summary

8^th Sep 1778 - 6^th Oct 1834

Immediate descendant of a claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Brother of Lord Lawrence Dundas [q.v.] and owner until his death of two estates, one in Grenada and one in Dominica. Based on the compensation records, the Grenada estate was Dougalston: the estate in Dominica was possibly Castle Bruce.

Naval officer and politician, MP for Richmond 1802-1806 and 1812, and for Orkney and Shetland 1818-1820 and 1826-1830. In a codicil dated 02/0/1820 to the will of his father, Sir Thomas Dundas 2nd bart., his father had left him his (unnamed) estates in Dominica and Grenada.

Sources

http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/dundas-hon-george-1778-1834 [accessed 23/01/2013.]

Will of the Right Honourable Thomas Lord Dundas of Aske Yorkshire proved 27/11/1820 PROB 11/1636/339.

Further Information

Absentee?

British/Irish

Wealth at death

£18,000

Occupation

Politician

Associated Claims (1)

Associated Estates (1)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

SD - Association Start Date
SY - Association Start Year
EA - Earliest Known Association
ED - Association End Date
EY - Association End Year
LA - Latest Known Association

1817 [EA] - 1834 [EY] → Owner

Dougalston Estate [ Grenada | St John ]

Legacies Summary

Cultural (1)

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Statement by the Council of the University of London, Explanatory of the Nature and Objects of the Institution (London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green / John Murray,...