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Sir George Dashwood, 5th Baronet

1790 – 1862

British politician

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Lived 1790 – 1862 (aged 71–72). Sir George Dashwood, 5th Baronet was a British politician.

Sir George Henry Dashwood, 5th Baronet (c. 1790 – 4 March 1862) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1832 and 1865.

Dashwood was the eldest son of Sir John Dashwood-King, 4th Baronet, and his wife Mary Ann Broadhead. He was educated at Eton College and the University of Oxford. In 1837, he was returned for the borough of Wycombe, formerly his father's seat, and remained one of its Members of Parliament until his death in 1865.

Dashwood succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1849. He liquidated his grandfather's estates in Lincolnshire and Wales, in 1851, and used the money so raised to overhaul the estate at West Wycombe. He also sold off the contents of Halton House in 1849, and the estate itself in 1853.

Dashwood died at West Wycombe Park aged 71. With no issue, he was succeeded by his brother John, leaving his wife Elizabeth as life tenant of West Wycombe. She subsequently built St Paul's Church at West Wycombe.

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Important facts

Born
1790
Birth century
Occupation
Education
University of Oxford, Eton College
Positions held
Member of the 18th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Also known as
George Dashwood, Sir George Dashwood, George Henry Dashwood, Sir George Henry Dashwood, 5th Baronet, 5th Bt.

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Who was Sir George Dashwood, 5th Baronet?

British politician

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Sir George Dashwood, 5th Baronet was born in 1790.

When did Sir George Dashwood, 5th Baronet die?

Sir George Dashwood, 5th Baronet died on 4 March 1862.

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Sir George Dashwood, 5th Baronet was a politician.

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Sir George Dashwood, 5th Baronet was British.

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· Wikipedia: Sir George Dashwood, 5th Baronet

· Wikidata: Q7526868

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