About John Dunn
Lived 1820 – 1860 (aged 39–40). John Dunn was a British politician.
John Dunn (1820 – 10 September 1860) was a British Conservative politician.
After unsuccessfully contesting Totnes at the 1859 general election, Dunn was elected Conservative MP for Dartmouth at a by-election in 1859—caused by the previous election of Edward Wyndham Harrington Schenley being declared void due to bribery and corruption. He held the seat until his death in 1860.
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Who was John Dunn?
British politician (1820-1860)
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John Dunn was born in 1820.
When did John Dunn die?
John Dunn died on 10 September 1860.
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John Dunn was a politician.
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John Dunn was British.
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