Dundas (surname)
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Dundas is a surname
, and a Scottish clan
(Clan Dundas
), and may refer to:
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, and a Scottish clan
Scottish clan
Scottish clans , give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relations throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs recognised by the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which acts as an authority concerning matters of heraldry and Coat of Arms...
(Clan Dundas
Clan Dundas
Clan Dundas is the name given to one of Scotland's most historically important families. Once widely regarded as one of the most noble in the British Empire...
), and may refer to:
- Charles Dundas, one of several people including
- Charles Dundas, 1st Baron AmesburyCharles Dundas, 1st Baron AmesburyCharles Dundas, 1st Baron Amesbury was a British politician.-Background and education:Charles was a younger son of Thomas Dundas of Fingask, MP for Orkney and Shetland and a commissioner of police in Scotland , who died on 10 April 1786...
(1751 – 1832), British politician - Charles Dundas (governor), promoter of coffee cultivation in TanganyikaTanganyikaTanganyika , later formally the Republic of Tanganyika, was a sovereign state in East Africa from 1961 to 1964. It was situated between the Indian Ocean and the African Great Lakes of Lake Victoria, Lake Malawi and Lake Tanganyika...
- Charles Saunders Dundas, 6th Viscount Melville (1843-1926)
- Charles Dundas, 1st Baron Amesbury
- David Dundas, one of several people including
- Lord David DundasLord David DundasLord David Paul Nicholas Dundas is an English musician known for his film and television scoring, having previously had chart success in the rock genre.-Biography:...
(born 1945), British composer of film and television music - Sir David Dundas, 1st BaronetSir David Dundas, 1st BaronetGeneral Sir David Dundas, 1st Baronet, GCB was a British general who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces from 1809 to 1811.-Military service:...
, a military officer of the 18th and 19th centuries in England
- Lord David Dundas
- Francis DundasFrancis DundasGeneral Francis Dundas General Francis Dundas General Francis Dundas (c.1759, Sanson, Berwickshire – 15 January 1824, Dumbarton, Scotland was a British general and acting governor of the Cape Colony between 1798 and 1803....
(1759?-1824), British army officer - George Heneage Lawrence Dundas, British Sea Lord
- Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount MelvilleHenry Dundas, 1st Viscount MelvilleHenry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville PC and Baron Dunira was a Scottish lawyer and politician. He was the first Secretary of State for War and the last person to be impeached in the United Kingdom....
(1742–1811), British statesman - Henry Dundas, 3rd Viscount MelvilleHenry Dundas, 3rd Viscount MelvilleHenry Dundas, 3rd Viscount Melville GCB was a British military leader.- Military career :The eldest son of Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville, he was captain of the 83rd Regiment from 1824, and was active in suppressing the Canadian rebellion in 1837...
(1801-1876), British soldier - Henry Charles Clement Dundas, 7th Viscount Melville (1873-1935)
- Henry Charles Patric Brouncker Dundas, 8th Viscount Melville (1909-1971)
- Hugh DundasHugh DundasSir Hugh Spencer Lisle Dundas CBE DSO and Bar DFC, , nicknamed "Cocky", was a World War II fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force. He was Promoted to Squadron Leader at the age of 21, to Wing Commander at 22. In 1944, Dundas was awarded the DSO and at 24 became one of the youngest Group Captains in...
, British World War II fighter pilot - Hugh Dundas, Scottish chieftain, fought alongside William Wallace (Braveheart).
- James Whitley Deans DundasJames Whitley Deans DundasAdmiral Sir James Whitley Deans Dundas GCB was a Royal Navy officer and a First Sea Lord.-Naval career:...
(1785–1862), admiral in the Royal Navy - Lawrence Dundas, 1st Marquess of ZetlandLawrence Dundas, 1st Marquess of ZetlandLawrence Dundas, 1st Marquess of Zetland, KT, PC , known as Lawrence Dundas until 1873 and as the Earl of Zetland from 1873 to 1892, was a British Conservative politician and statesman. He was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland between 1889 and 1892.-Background, education and military service:Zetland was...
(1844-1929) - Lawrence Dundas, 2nd Marquess of ZetlandLawrence Dundas, 2nd Marquess of ZetlandLaurence John Lumley Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC, DL, JP , styled Lord Dundas until 1892 and Earl of Ronaldshay between 1892 and 1929, was a British Conservative politician...
(1876–1971), British politician. - Maria Dundas, the writer Maria CallcottMaria CallcottMaria Graham , later Maria, Lady Callcott , was a British writer of travel books and children's books, and also an accomplished illustrator....
(1786-1844) - Richard Saunders DundasRichard Saunders DundasVice Admiral The Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas, KCB was a British naval officer and was the British First Sea Lord from 1857 to 1858 and again from 1859 until his death in 1861.-Early life:...
(1802–1861), British naval officer. - Robert Dundas (Second Lord Arniston)Robert Dundas (Second Lord Arniston)Robert Dundas, second Lord Arniston was a Scottish ordinary lord of session.-Life:He was the eldest son of Sir James Dundas, lord Arniston, by Marion, daughter of Robert, lord Boyd....
(died 1726), Scottish judge - Robert Dundas, Lord Arniston, the elderRobert Dundas, Lord Arniston, the elderRobert Dundas, Lord Arniston, the elder was a Scottish judge.The second son of Robert Dundas he served as Solicitor General for Scotland from 1717 to 1720 and as Lord Advocate from 1720 to 1725...
(1685-1753), Scottish judge. - Robert Dundas, Lord Arniston, the youngerRobert Dundas, Lord Arniston, the youngerRobert Dundas, Lord Arniston, the younger was a Scottish judge.The eldest son of Robert Dundas , he was deducated at Edinburgh University and studied Roman law at Utrecht University....
(1713–1787), Scottish judge. - Robert Dundas of ArnistonRobert Dundas of Arniston-Background:Part of a remarkable Scottish legal and political dynasty, Dundas was the son of Robert Dundas, Lord Arniston, the younger. His great-grandfather Robert Dundas had been an MP and judge, as were his grandfather Robert Dundas, Lord Arniston, the elder....
(1758-1819), Scottish judge. - Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount MelvilleRobert Dundas, 2nd Viscount MelvilleRobert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville KT, PC, FRS was a British statesman, the son of Henry Dundas, the 1st Viscount. Dundas was the Member of Parliament for Hastings in 1794, Rye in 1796 and Midlothian in 1801. He was also Keeper of the Signet for Scotland from 1800...
(1771–1851), British statesman - Robert Dundas, 4th Viscount MelvilleRobert Dundas, 4th Viscount MelvilleRobert Dundas, 4th Viscount Melville was the third son of Robert Saunders Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville....
- Robert Dundas, 5th Viscount Melville (1835-1904)
- Robert David Ross Dundas, 9th Viscount Melville (b. 1937)
- Robert Adam Dundas, the British politician Robert Adam ChristopherRobert Adam ChristopherRobert Adam Nisbet-Hamilton PC, FRS, JP , known as Robert Dundas until 1835 and as Robert Christopher between 1835 and 1855, was a British Conservative Party politician...
- Roslyn DundasRoslyn DundasRoslyn Dundas is an Australian politician. She was an Australian Democrats member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2004, when she was defeated in a bid for re-election...
(born 1978), Australian politician - Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron DundasThomas Dundas, 1st Baron DundasThomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas FRS , known as Sir Thomas Dundas, 2nd Baronet, from 1781 to 1794, was a powerful figure in the Kingdom of Great Britain, now remembered for commissioning the Charlotte Dundas, the world's "first practical steamboat".-Biography:Thomas was the only son of Sir Lawrence...
(1741–1820), British statesman. - Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of ZetlandThomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of ZetlandThomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland, KG KT was a British nobleman and politician.Born in Marylebone, London, he was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1818 he was elected Whig Member of Parliament for his father and grandfather's old seat of Richmond, becoming representative for...
(1795–1873), British politician and nobleman. - Thomas Dundas (Royal Navy officer)Thomas Dundas (Royal Navy officer)Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Dundas KCB was an officer of the Royal Navy, who saw service during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. An effective frigate captain he made a number of small captures, but not did not see action in any major fleet clashes,...
(c.1765-1841), Royal Navy admiral and Trafalgar captain. - William DundasWilliam DundasWilliam Dundas was a Scottish politician.The son of Robert Dundas, Lord Arniston, the younger, he became a barrister at Lincoln's Inn in 1788...
(1762–1845), Scottish politician - William Pitt Dundas
See also
- Dundas (disambiguation)
- Charlotte DundasCharlotte DundasThe Charlotte Dundas is regarded as the world's "first practical steamboat", the first towing steamboat and the boat that demonstrated the practicality of steam power for ships....
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