About John Dugdale
Lived 1835 – 1920 (aged 85). John Dugdale was a British politician and barrister.
John Stratford Dugdale KC (30 July 1835 – 27 October 1920) was a lawyer and Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was elected at the 1886 general election as member of parliament (MP) for Nuneaton, having stood unsuccessfully in 1885. He stood down at the 1892 general election, and did not stand again.
Shortly before his election, Dugdale was resident at Blythe Hall, Coleshill, and was Recorder for Birmingham. He was a King's Counsel.
In 1889 he was appointed the first chairman of Warwickshire County Council. An oil portrait of Dugdale, by William Carter, is in Warwick Shire Hall.
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Who was John Dugdale?
British lawyer and Conservative Party politician (1835-1920)
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John Dugdale was born on 30 July 1835.
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John Dugdale died on 27 October 1920.
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John Dugdale was a politician and barrister.
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John Dugdale was British.
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· DBpedia: John Dugdale (Conservative politician)
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