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4 unusual facts about Philip Dundas


Gatton by-election, 1803

At Pitt's request, shortly after the election, Dashwood vacated his seat so as to make way for Philip Dundas.

Henry Shepherd Pearson

The whole of the troops at the presidency to parade this afternoon, at half past four o'clock, in front of the Government-house, to attend the remains of the honourable Philip Dundas, late Governor &c.

Philip Dundas

On returning to Britain Dundas stood as a member of Parliament for English constituency of Gatton and having won the seat after a contested by-election (during which he was elected with a single vote cast) entered Parliament on 24 January 1803.

Robert-Adam, who assumed the surnames of Christopher and then Nisbet-Hamilton.



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