Sir William Dunn, 1st Baronet, of Clitheroe
Sir William Henry Dunn, 1st Baronet (8 October 1856 – 12 June 1926) was a British Conservative Party politician and 589th Lord Mayor of London.
Dunn was born in Clitheroe, in Lancashire. He was married to Ellen Pawle in 1885 and they had one son and a daughter.
By profession he was an auctioneer and surveyor, a Fellow of the Surveyors' Institution. He was a well-known figure in the business and civic life of the
Territorial Force.[2]
He was elected as Conservative
Edward Anthony Strauss
.
He was
knighted in 1907 [1] and created a baronet in 1917.[3][4] He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son John Henry Dunn, who was only located many years later working at a coal mine near Barnsley.[5]
References
- ^ a b Who was Who, OUP 2007
- ^ The Times, House of Commons 1910; Politico's Publishing 2004 p28
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Peerage page: http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Scommons4.htm Archived 25 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "No. 30332". The London Gazette. 12 October 1917. p. 10504.
- ^ Manchester Guardian, 13 May 1949
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