Sir Adolphus John Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet of High Mark (3 February 1784 – 3 March 1866) was a

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officer and politician.

Early life

Aldolphus Dalrymple was the eldest son of Sir Hew Whiteford Dalrymple and his wife Frances ''nee'' Leighton, and was born in

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. At the time of his birth his father was an officer in the

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. Adolphus attended

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from 1796 to 1799.

Military career

Dalrymple's father was able to use his social and military connections to advance his son's career in the army. In 1799 Sir Hew was

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and he obtained a commission for Adolphus, than aged 15, in the

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that was stationed on the island. In the following year he was promoted to full lieutenant in the

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of which his father was colonel, and was appointed his '' aide de camp''. In February 1801 he exchanged to the

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, then stationed in England. He quickly obtained another staff appointment as ''aide de camp'' to Lieutenant-General

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, commanding the Eastern District of England. He was promoted to captain in the

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at the beginning of 1803, but had returned to Craig's staff within six months. He remained as the general's ''aide de camp'' until May 1806, serving in Malta, Sicily, and Naples. In June 1806 he was appointed military secretary to his father, by then

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. Sir Hew was subsequently appointed to command British forces in

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fighting the

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, but signed the

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in August 1808 that allowed the defeated French safe passage out of the country. The signing of the convention by his father was seen as a major humiliation by the British public, and Adolphus's military career suffered. Although he was able to purchase promotions as a major in the 3rd (East Kent) Regiment of Foot and the

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and as a lieutenant colonel in the

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, he never saw active service again and transferred to the half pay list in 1814.

Parliamentary career

In 1812 Dalrymple married Anne, daughter of

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, member of parliament for

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. His father-in-law was able to assist him in obtaining a seat in the

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in 1817 when a vacancy arose at Weymouth and Melcombe Regis. He lost the seat, however, at the 1818 general election. A year later he obtained another seat at Appleby, where his father-in-law was

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of the borough. In 1826 he changed constituencies to become MP for Haddington Burghs, succeeding a relative,

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. In 1830 his father, who had been created a baronet in 1815, died. Adolphus accordingly inherited the title to become the 2nd Baronet. In the same year he was promoted to colonel and appointed ''aide de camp'' to

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. He lost his Commons seat at the 1832 general election. In

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he returned to parliament as one of

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's two MPs. In the same year he became ''aide de camp'' to the new monarch,

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. He held the post until 1841, in which year he also lost his Commons seat.

Later life

Although no longer active in the army, Dalrymple continued to receive promotions: to major general in 1841, lieutenant general in 1851 and general in 1860. He had a number of homes: High Mark in

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, which he had inherited from his father, a house in

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, another in Brunswick Terrace,

and Delrow House,

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. He died at his Hertfordshire home in 1866 aged 82. As he had no children, the baronetcy expired on his death. He was buried in the family vault at St John's Church, Aldenham.

References

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