Dunn Baronets
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There have been three creations of baronet
cies on families bearing the surname Dunn; all three were in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The first was settled on William Dunn
of Lakenheath
, Suffolk
, for whom the Sir William Dunn Professor of Biochemistry
and the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology at Oxford University are named. This creation became extinct upon his death in 1912.
A second creation was made in 1917 for William Henry Dunn
, Lord Mayor of London
. This creation became extinct upon the death of the second baronet in 1971.
The third and final creation was in 1921 for James Hamet Dunn, 1st Baronet
, the Canadian
financier and industrialist. This creation became extinct in 1976.
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
cies on families bearing the surname Dunn; all three were in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The first was settled on William Dunn
William Dunn
William Dunn may refer to:* William Dunn , mechanic and agriculturist,*William Dunn , American Civil War sailor who received the Medal of Honor...
of Lakenheath
Lakenheath
Lakenheath is a village in Suffolk, England. It has around 8,200 residents, and is situated in the Forest Heath district of Suffolk, close to the county boundaries of both Norfolk and Cambridgeshire, and at the meeting point of the The Fens and the Breckland natural environments.Lakenheath is host...
, Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, for whom the Sir William Dunn Professor of Biochemistry
Sir William Dunn Professor of Biochemistry
The Sir William Dunn Professorship of Biochemistry is the senior professorship in biochemistry at the University of Cambridge. The position was established in 1914 by the trustees of the will of Sir William Dunn, banker, merchant and philanthropist....
and the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology at Oxford University are named. This creation became extinct upon his death in 1912.
A second creation was made in 1917 for William Henry Dunn
William Henry Dunn
Sir William Henry Dunn, 1st Baronet was a British Conservative Party politician.Dunn was born in Clitheroe, in Lancashire. He was married to Ellen Pawle in 1885 and they had one son and a daughter....
, Lord Mayor of London
Lord Mayor of London
The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of the City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor of London is to be distinguished from the Mayor of London; the former is an officer only of the City of London, while the Mayor of London is the Mayor of Greater London and...
. This creation became extinct upon the death of the second baronet in 1971.
The third and final creation was in 1921 for James Hamet Dunn, 1st Baronet
James Hamet Dunn
Sir James Hamet Dunn, 1st Baronet was a major Canadian financier and industrialist during the first half of the 20th century.-Early life:...
, the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
financier and industrialist. This creation became extinct in 1976.
Dunn Baronets, of Lakenheath (1895)
- Sir William Dunn, 1st BaronetWilliam Dunn, 1st Baronet, of LakenheathSir William Dunn, 1st Baronet, of Lakenheath, MP, JP, FRGS , was a London banker, merchant and philanthropist, Liberal Member of Parliament for Paisley , and from before 1896 until the outbreak of the Second Boer War in 1899 consul general for the Orange Free State in the United...
(1833–1912)
Dunn Baronets, of Clitheroe (1917)
- Sir William Dunn, 1st Baronet (1856–1926)
- Sir John Henry Dunn, 2nd Baronet (1890–1971)
Dunn Baronets, of Bathurst (1921)
- Sir James Hamet Dunn, 1st BaronetJames Hamet DunnSir James Hamet Dunn, 1st Baronet was a major Canadian financier and industrialist during the first half of the 20th century.-Early life:...
(1874–1956) - Sir Philip Gordon Dunn, 2nd Baronet (26 October 1905–20 June 1976). Dunn was an Anglo-Canadian businessman, landowner and farmer. He was the second child and only son of the wealthy CanadianCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
financier and steel magnate Sir James Hamet Dunn, 1st Baronet, and his first wife, Gertrude Paterson Price. He had four sisters, as well as a half-sister, the artist Anne DunnAnne DunnAnne Dunn is an English artist associated with the second generation of the School of London.-Background and education:...
, from his father's second marriage. In 1933, Dunn married Lady Mary Sybil St. Clair-Erskine, daughter of James St Clair-Erskine, 5th Earl of Rosslyn, with whom he had two daughters: Serena Mary (b. 28 April 1934), who married Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron RothschildJacob Rothschild, 4th Baron RothschildNathaniel Charles Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, Bt, OM, GBE, FBA is a British investment banker and a member of the prominent Rothschild family of bankers...
; and Nell MaryNell Dunn-Early years:Dunn was born in London and educated at a convent, which she left at the age of fourteen. Although she came from an upper class background, in 1959 she moved to Battersea and made friends in the neighbourhood and worked for a time in a sweets factory...
, Mrs. Jeremy SandfordJeremy SandfordJeremy Sandford was an English television screenwriter who came to prominence in 1966 with Cathy Come Home, his controversial entry in BBC1's The Wednesday Play anthology strand which was directed by Ken Loach...
(born 9 June 1936), who became a playwright and author. The baronetcy became extinct on Dunn's death in 1976.