Charles Whitley Deans Dundas

Charles Whitley Deans Dundas (18 January 1811 - 11 April 1856) was a British soldier and politician.[1]

Background

Dundas was the son of Admiral Sir James Whitley Deans Dundas and Janet Dundas, he was the heir of the Aston Hall estate in Flintshire.[2]

Military career

At 17 he joined the Black Watch Regiment as an ensign (promoted to Lieutenant). In 1830 he moved to the Coldstream Guard where he served until 1837.[3] After retiring from the full-time army he served as Captain in the Militia of Lancashire County.[4]

Parliamentary career

In 1837 he was elected member of Parliament for Flintshire Boroughs, serving until 1841.[5]

Personal life

He married Janet Lindsey Jardine (his cousin) in 1837;[6][2] they had one son Charles Amesbury Whitley Deans Dundas,[1] who became the heir of Aston Hall on the death of his grandfather in 1862.[7]

Charles Dundas died in Edinburgh on 11 April 1856.[2]

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References
  1. Dundas, Charles James Whitley Deans. "The Dundas Family". www.dundasfamily.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  2. Deans Dundas, C J W (26 April 1856). "Obituary". Illustrated Times (XLIX & L). p. 23. Retrieved 23 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Black Watch Officers A to D". www.coghlan.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  4. "No. 21686". The London Gazette. 30 March 1855. p. 1279.
  5. "Mr Charles Dundas (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  6. "Marriages". John o' Groat Journal (XXIII). 31 March 1837. p. 3. Retrieved 23 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Death of Admiral Sir James Whitley Deans Dundas, G.C.B.". The Birmingham Daily Gazette (108). 8 October 1862. p. 1. Retrieved 23 October 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir Stephen Glynne, 9th Baronet		 Member of Parliament for Flint Boroughs
1837–1841		 Succeeded by
Sir Richard Williams-Bulkeley, 10th Baronet
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