Charles Whitley Deans Dundas Explained

Charles Whitley Deans Dundas (18 January 1811 – 11 April 1856) was a British soldier and politician.^[1]

Background

Dundas was the son of Admiral Sir James Whitley Deans Dundas^[2] and Janet Dundas, he was the heir of the Aston Hall estate in Flintshire.^[3]

Military career

At 17 he joined the Black Watch Regiment as an ensign (promoted to lieutenant). In 1830 he moved to the Coldstream Guard where he served until 1837.^[4] After retiring from the full-time army he served as Captain in the Militia of Lancashire County.

Parliamentary career

In 1837 he was elected member of Parliament for Flintshire Boroughs, serving until 1841.^[5]

Personal life

He married Janet Lindsey Jardine (his cousin) in 1837;^[6] they had one son Charles Amesbury Whitley Deans Dundas, who became the heir of Aston Hall on the death of his grandfather in 1862.^[7]

Charles Dundas died in Edinburgh on 11 April 1856.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Dundas Family. Dundas. Charles James Whitley Deans. www.dundasfamily.co.uk. 23 October 2018.
2. Web site: Sir James Whitley Deans Dundas (1785–1862), by Leslie Stephen's on Dictionary of National Biography(1891).
3. News: Obituary. Deans Dundas. C J W. 26 April 1856. Illustrated Times. 23 October 2018. XLIX & L. 23. subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
4. Web site: Black Watch Officers A to D. www.coghlan.co.uk. 23 October 2018.
5. Web site: Mr Charles Dundas (Hansard). api.parliament.uk. en-GB. 23 October 2018.
6. News: Marriages. 31 March 1837. John o' Groat Journal. 23 October 2018. XXIII. 3. subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
7. News: Death of Admiral Sir James Whitley Deans Dundas, G.C.B.. 8 October 1862. The Birmingham Daily Gazette. 23 October 2018. 108. 1. subscription . British Newspaper Archive.