John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton

John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton
The Lord Ashburton.

John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton (18 October 1731 – 18 August 1783) was an English lawyer 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 a Member of Parliament from 1768 onward. His career in the House of Commons is most famous for his Commons motion in 1780 that "the influence of the crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished". He was created Baron Ashburton in 1782.

On 31 March 1780, Dunning married Elizabeth Baring (21 July 1744 – 23 February 1809), daughter of the late John Baring and his wife Elizabeth Vowler, and sister of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet.[1] They had two sons, of whom the elder died April 1783, and the younger son, Richard Barre Dunning (b. 16 September 1782; and announced on the 20th in the Exeter Flying Post), who succeeded to the title aged nearly 11 months. Lord Dunning himself died 18 August 1783, leaving a widow Elizabeth (who died 1809 aged 64) and a very young son, who succeeded in the barony.

References

  1. ^ Darryl Landy. John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton. The Peerage website. Last edited 22 February 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2009
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
John Calcraft
Thomas FitzMaurice
Member of Parliament for Calne
1768–1782
With: Thomas FitzMaurice 1768–1774
Isaac Barré 1774–1782
Succeeded by
James Townsend
Isaac Barré
Political offices
Preceded by
The Earl of Clarendon
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1782–1783
Succeeded by
The Earl of Derby
Peerage of Great Britain
New creation Baron Ashburton
1st creation
1782–1783
Succeeded by
Richard Dunning



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