Sir Samuel Dashwood JP ( – 12 August 1705) was an English merchant and

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politician. He was

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in 1702.

Early life

The son of Francis Dashwood, a London merchant, by his wife Alice Sleigh, he was a brother of

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, and cousin of Sir Robert Dashwood, 1st Baronet. His sister Sarah married

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in 1665.

Career

Dashwood was elected

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, and was also knighted, in 1683, and was a

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for the

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in 1685 and 1690. Dashwood's father was a farmer of the

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, and he himself became a commissioner of excise in 1683. An alderman in 1687, he was removed by James II for refusing to countenance the suspension of the

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. In 1702, a colonel in the Lieutenancy of the City, Dashwood was made a Justice of the Peace, based on his willingness to use judicial powers. In that year Dashwood was

, and entertained Queen Anne at the

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as part of the lavish show that he organised. It was authored by

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, and marked the final pageant of the old tradition.

Personal life

On 17 May 1670, Dashwood was married to Anne Smith, a daughter of John Smith of Tedworth. Her brother was politician John Smith, who served as

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. Together, Samuel and Anne were the parents of four sons and ten daughters, including: * Elizabeth Dashwood, who married Andrew Archer, MP for

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, in 1702, * George Dashwood (1680–1758), MP for who married Katherine Bristow, a daughter of Robert Bristow, MP for

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. * Jane Dashwood, who married William Phillipps, son of Sir Ambrose Phillipps of Garendon. * Sophia Dashwood, who married

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, MP for

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. * Henrietta Dashwood (1687–1771), who married

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. * Sarah Dashwood, who married

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, Registrar of the Admiralty. * Annabella Dashwood (d. 1771), who married Thomas Medley, of

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. Samuel's heir was

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, the fourth son but the oldest who survived his father. His commercial success had enabled him to buy properties in

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and

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, but he continued to live in the capital until his death on 12 August 1705. He was buried at

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. He left an estate reportedly valued at £100,000, which was shared among his surviving two sons and five daughters.

Descendants

Through his daughter Elizabeth, he was a grandfather of

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: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 188.Sir Bernard Burke, C.B. LL.D., ''A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, new edition'' (1883; reprint,

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: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1978), page 10. Through his daughter Jane, he was a grandfather of

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(–1737), MP for

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. Through his daughter Anne, he was a grandfather of Sir Thomas Sebright, 5th Baronet (1723–1761), who died unmarried and was succeeded by his brother, Lt.-Gen.

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(1725–1794). Through his daughter Sarah, he was a grandfather of

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(1703–1767), MP for

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. Through his daughter Annabella, he was a grandfather of

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(1720–1796), MP for

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and Seaford.

References

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