Edmund Dummer (lawyer) explained

Edmund Dummer (1663–1724) was an English lawyer who was appointed "Clerk of the Great Wardrobe" under Queen Anne in 1706, holding that office until 1721.^{[1] [2]}

His nephew, Thomas Lee Dummer, succeeded him as "Clerk of the Great Wardrobe"^[2] and became MP for Southampton (1737–1741) and (Newport (Isle of Wight) (1765–1768).

There is a memorial to Dummer in South Stoneham church.^[3] He is thought to have commissioned South Stoneham House, the grounds of which were designed by Capability Brown.^[4]

External links

• The Family of Dummer of British Origin

Notes and References

1. Web site: Index of Officers-D. Loyola University, Chicago. 27 September 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090316113628/http://www.luc.edu/history/fac_resources/bucholz/DCO/Database-Files/Index-D.pdf. 16 March 2009. dead.
2. Web site: Independent Sub-departments: Great Wardrobe 1660-1782 . British History Online . 27 September 2009.
3. Book: Coles, R.J. . Southampton's Historic Buildings. 1981. City of Southampton Society . 14.
4. https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/SOTON_Documents/local_history_forum/Local_History_Forum_Journal/LHF_Journal_21_Autumn_2013_p_27-34_South_Stoneham_House.pdf South Stoneham House, a relic of Stuart Southampton