Sir William Dunbar, 7th Baronet
Sir William Dunbar, 7th Baronet (2 March 1812 – 18 December 1889) was a Scottish Liberal Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons. He became the 7th Baronet on 22 June 1841.
He was educated at the University of Edinburgh. He became a member of the Faculty of Advocates in 1835, but did not practise law.
In 1850 he was living at 47 Heriot Row in central Edinburgh.[1]
He was appointed a Lord of the Treasury in 1859. He became Keeper of the Privy Seal to the Prince of Wales. Dunbar left Parliament in 1865 to become Commissioner for Auditing Public Accounts. He was Comptroller and Auditor General 1867–1888.
He represented Wigtown Burghs 1857–1865.
References
- edinburgh Post Office Directory 1850
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
- Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume I 1832-1885, edited by M. Stenton (The Harvester Press 1976)
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir William Dunbar
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir John McTaggart, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Wigtown Burghs 1857–1865 |
Succeeded by George Young |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Office established |
Comptroller and Auditor General 1867–1888 |
Succeeded by Charles Ryan |
| Baronetage of Nova Scotia | ||
| Preceded by William Rowe Dunbar |
Baronet (of Mochrum) 1841–1889 |
Succeeded by Uthred Hay Dunbar |
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