John Dunlop of Dunlop
Scottish politician (1806–1839)
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Sir John Dunlop, 1st Baronet, of Dunlop (1806 – 3 April 1839[1]) was a British Army officer and politician.
Life
The eldest son of Lieutenant-General James Dunlop of Dunlop, he served in the 1st Grenadier Guards.[2][3][4] He was Member of Parliament for Kilmarnock Burghs from 1832 to 1835.[5] Styled Captain John Dunlop of Dunlop at the time of election, he was then created a baronet in 1838.[6][2][3][7]
Dunlop was either a Whig or a Radical. He was succeeded by John Bowring.
Family
Dunlop married:[3]
- Charlotte Constance, youngest daughter of Major General Sir Richard Downes Jackson, in 1829.[8]
- Harriet, daughter of Archibald Primrose, 4th Earl of Rosebery.
James Dunlop, 2nd Baronet was son of the first marriage.
