Sir John Dunlop, 1st Baronet, of Dunlop (1806 – 3 April 1839) was a

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officer and politician.

Life

The eldest son of

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James Dunlop of Dunlop Lieutenant General James Wallace Dunlop 21st of that ilk (19 June 1759 – 30 March 1832) was a Scottish Laird and British military officer who distinguished himself in India and the Napoleonic Wars. Dunlop led the left column at the Battle of ...

, he served in the 1st

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. He was

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for Kilmarnock Burghs from 1832 to 1835. Styled Captain John Dunlop of Dunlop at the time of election, he was then created a

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in 1838. Dunlop was either a Whig or a Radical. He was succeeded by

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Family

Dunlop married: #Charlotte Constance, youngest daughter of Major General Sir

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, in 1829.''La Belle Assemblee'', London, January 1830, p. 46. #Harriet, daughter of

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. James Dunlop, 2nd Baronet was son of the first marriage.

References

1806 births 1839 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies UK MPs 1832–1835 Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Grenadier Guards officers {{Scotland-UK-MP-stub